Chromebooks Are Leveling Up With The New MediaTek Chip
MediaTek's Kompanio 1380 is its newest processor for Chromebooks, and it brings not only incredible performance but long-lasting battery life. Taiwan's MediaTek is one of the chip manufacturers making processors for Chromebooks, but its chips are usually found in budget and entry-level models. However, its recent product releases are now targeted at the mid-range and premium segments.
Just like Qualcomm chips, MediaTek chips are also based on the ARM architecture. While it is yet to join the Windows on ARM party, though it has signified its interest to do so, for now, its processors can also be found powering Android smartphones, tablets, eReaders, routers, smart speakers, and smart TVs. In the Chromebook space, it has to compete against big names such as Intel and AMD, in addition to Qualcomm.
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MediaTek revealed at a conference in 2021 that its Chromebook processors will now be placed in three groups, the Kompanio 500 for entry-level devices, the Kompanio 800 series for mid-range, and the Kompanio 1000 series for high-end/premium Chromebooks. The newly-announced Kompanio 1380 falls under the third category. The 6nm chip is made by TSMC and has eight cores. In an official press release, PC Tseng, the general manager of MediaTek's Intelligent Multimedia Business Unit, said the processor brings “next-level performance and extra-long battery life”. It also features “best-in-class multimedia and AI features, and smooth cloud gaming capabilities.”
The Kompanio 1380 a.k.a. MT8195T has four Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked at up to 3.0 GHz and four Cortex-A55 power efficiency cores with a 2.0 GHz clock speed. The GPU is the five-core Mali G57
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