In recent years, semiconductor technology innovation and product update iterations have become faster and faster, especially the most representative of the upgrade of new smart phones. Although just entering 2021, major mobile phones have successively launched high-end flagship models equipped with a new generation of processor. In addition to 5G, high refreshing, large batteries and high-power fast charging, a new generation of 5nm process Process chip has also become an indispensable standard for new mobile phones of major manufacturers this year. Theoretically, the lower the chip process, the lower the power consumption and the higher the energy efficiency ratio. However, it seems that several 5nm chips at this stage have collectively overturned, and the power consumption and heat are generally high, and the overall performance is not not ideal.
At present, the performance of 5nm chips on the market is below expectations. The most severe and worst-performing Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has been confirmed by many digital big V and related evaluation agencies. The improvement is limited and the power consumption is relatively high. To make matters worse, apart from the just-released Samsung Orion 2100, there is no specific evaluation data due to time constraints, but considering that it uses the same process and the same architecture as Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, it is estimated that the actual performance will not What's the surprise.
The collective rollover of 5nm chips has the most direct impact on mobile phone manufacturers. After all, new technologies and a new generation of high-end chips are the key to the development of new models by major mobile phone manufacturers, and they are also the main selling points for enhancing product competitiveness. However, it now appears that this year's 5nm chip does not seem to be reliable.
It is undeniable that the current 5nm chip rollover is an indisputable fact. As the main chip supplier most relied on by major mobile phone manufacturers in the Android camp, Qualcomm’s overall performance of the Snapdragon 888 launched this year was lower than expected. The performance improvement is not obvious, but the power consumption is obviously high. If mobile phone manufacturers blindly follow the trend and adopt Snapdragon 888 chips in large numbers, there is too much uncertainty about whether consumers will be willing to pay.
The most surprising thing is thatIn the environment of collective rollover of 5nm chips, and MediaTek , which has not been dominated by Qualcomm, has become the only big winner. As for why MediaTek survived the disaster, the key to success or failure lies in the fact that MediaTek’s chip research and development plans and decisions are not as radical as other manufacturers. They did not follow up the 5nm process in the first time, but chose the relatively stable 6nm process.
On January 20, MediaTek released its new flagship processor Dimensity 1200. After the press conference, some media asked MediaTek executives about the unsatisfactory performance and power consumption of the 5nm chip. However, the MediaTek executives responded with confidence and directly responded that the Dimensity 1200 will definitely satisfy everyone in terms of power consumption. It's just the performance improvement. Compared with other 5nm chips, the energy efficiency also has excellent performance, and it is in the first echelon of this year's mainstream high-end chips. It can be seen that MediaTek is very confident in Dimensity 1200, even if it is more advanced than other 5nm chips, it is completely worthwhile.
MediaTek, which has been suppressed by Qualcomm for a long time, is so confident this year? The main advantage lies in the product and technology. As we all know, although Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and Samsung Orion 2100 use 5nm process technology with lower theoretical power consumption, they use super-performance x1 super cores. This new CPU architecture can bring significant performance improvements. , But it will inevitably cause high power consumption, which is also the main reason for the collective rollover of 5nm chips. It is hard to reduce power consumption if you are willing to pursue the ultimate performance. This simple and easy-to-understand principle is well understood by major manufacturers, but in comparison, Qualcomm, which pursues performance, chooses a more radical ultra-large nuclear solution , While MediaTek is relatively conservative and chose another concept of relatively balanced performance and power consumption.
It is undeniable that compared to 5nm processors such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, Samsung Orion 2100 and Kirin 9000, MediaTek’s 6nm Dimensity 1200 chip will lag behind in performance and running points, and is relatively weak. .However, compared with other 5nm chips that collectively roll over, the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 is better in terms of power consumption, battery life and overall performance, and can at least avoid rollovers.
In short, the collective rollover of 5nm chips this year seems to be mainly due to chip suppliers blindly pursuing performance improvement and neglecting power consumption and energy efficiency optimization, so that although the performance has been enhanced, the battery life and power consumption And fever and other aspects have been dragged down.
At present, MediaTek has become the only winner with the collective rollover of 5nm chips, and MediaTek still has a lot of time to optimize and polish, and there is a chance for further improvement. As for what Fa Ge can perform in the end, let us wait and see!
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