Tablet chipset on the most productive architecture: presented by MediaTek MT8173

Hello again :) MediaTek unveiled its first chipset for tablets based on the most productive ARM Cortex-A72 architecture in Barcelona at MWC 2015. The MediaTek MT8173 chipset contains a processor with 64-bit cores - two ARM Cortex-A72 and a pair of ARM Cortex-A53. All four cores can simultaneously operate at a maximum frequency of up to 2.4 GHz. According to MediaTek, the new chipset is six times superior in performance to the MediaTek MT8125 released in 2013.


Power management is assigned to the MediaTek CorePilot 2.0 technology. Recall that the CorePilot of the first generation "managed" only the processor cores, but in MT8173 the heterogeneous principle with a combination of cores of any architecture now includes video chip resources. The chipset provides the PowerVR GX6250 graphics accelerator with support for OpenGL ES 1.x / 2.0 / 3.x, OpenGL 4.x, DirectX10.0 and OpenCL 1.2 EP. The video chip limit is 350 million triangles per second.

MediaTek MT8173 provides tablets with 120 Hz screens for smoother and clearer “on the move” pictures than conventional 60 Hz displays. The maximum possible screen resolution of devices on this chipset is 2560 x 1600 pixels, for cameras - 20 megapixels.
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As for multimedia functions, Ultra HD 4K video playback with a frequency of 30 FPS in H.264 / HEVC (10-bit) / VP9 formats is hardware supported. Wireless transfer of images from the tablet to an external screen is possible through Miracast. For video protection, use Widevine Level 1, Miracast HDCP, and HDCP 2.2.

The first tablets with MediaTek MT8173 will go on sale in the second half of 2015.

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