Arm, whose cores are used by almost all chipmakers, including Qualcomm and MediaTek, has introduced a new generation of processor cores and advanced graphics controllers for next-generation flagship devices.
The new super-powerful core that will replace the Cortex-X4 is not called Cortex-X5, as previously assumed, but Cortex-X925. It involves the release of a 3nm process technology, reaches an operating frequency of up to 3.6 GHz and provides 36% higher performance in the Geekbench 6 single-core test and 46% higher in computing related to artificial intelligence algorithms.
Arm also introduced the high-performance Cortex-A725 core, which, by and large, became the reincarnation of last year’s Cortex-A720, which, in turn, repeated the Cortex-A710 originally from 2022.
At the same time, an increase in the energy efficiency of chips by 25% and a number of improvements when working with cache memory are announced. Completing the parade of new CPU cores is the energy-efficient (low-power) Cortex-A520 core.
As an addition to the new computing cores, new graphics are also presented. This is the new Immortalis-G925, which has become 37% faster in processing graphic content, up to 52% faster in raytracing and 30% more energy efficient compared to the current Immortalis-G720 used in Dimensity 9300/9300+ chips.
This performance increase was achieved by increasing the number of shader cores, which can now be from 10 to 24 (compared to 10-16 in the G720). At the same time, Arm claims that the 14-core configuration of the Immortalis-G925 will be 49% more productive in Genshin Impact and 72% more productive in Call of Duty Mobile than the 12–core Immortalis-G720.
Completing the parade of new products is a pair of simpler Mali-G725 and G625 video cores for mid-range chipsets. The first can be equipped with 6-9 shader cores, while the second can be equipped with only 1-5.
And now about the most important thing – where and when to expect all these new Arm products. We should immediately note that it is definitely not in the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, because Qualcomm has decided to switch back to its own development cores for the first time since 2016.
However, its younger chips will still be based on Arm, and therefore new younger CPUs and GPUs may well appear in chips in 2025. It is unlikely, but it is possible to find new products in Tensor chips from Google, which usually prefers to use older components.
The main beneficiary of the new Arm solutions will be the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset, which will definitely receive one super-powerful Cortex-X925 core and three Cortex-X4.