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Arm's Neural Rendering Tech Could Finally Make Mobile Gaming Look Good

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Arm's Neural Rendering Tech Could Finally Make Mobile Gaming Look Good

There is a persistent gap between what mobile games look like and what console or PC games look like, and for years the explanation has been simple: mobile chips cannot push enough pixels without draining your battery in 20 minutes. A new technology from Arm, debuting first in China with the Xiaomi 18 Fold, might be the most significant attempt yet to close that gap.

Key Takeaways

  • Arm's Mali G2-Ultra NX GPU includes hardware neural rendering, debuting in the Xiaomi 18 Fold with the Xring O3 processor
  • Neural rendering reconstructs high-quality frames from lower-resolution renders, similar in concept to Nvidia's DLSS technology
  • Arm claims up to 40 percent better performance efficiency compared to conventional rendering at equivalent quality
  • Xiaomi 18 Fold is the first device in the world to ship with this neural rendering capability

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