New Huawei Kirin 9 chip could boost power consumption efficiency

Huawei seeks ways to boost the upcoming Kirin 9 chip power consumption efficiency. A new leak on this matter suggests that the company will likely adjust the core architecture of the next Kirin processor to a greater extent for better performance.

Tipster @FixedFocus says the next Kirin 9 series chip will have more stable and efficient small cores than previous versions. Huawei plans to use new self-developed small-performance cores for the upcoming processor with more power efficiency.

A smartphone or PC chip architecture mainly contains three types of cores: small, medium, and large. These cores perform specific tasks, making the chip performance efficient and productive. For instance, the small core is for power consumption.

Small cores are the most active cores in the chip and remain in the “Always-On” mode. These elements ensure that the device’s features like notifications and connectivity remain active even if the smartphone is in the low-power condition.

Also known as energy-efficient cores, these elements are responsible for lowering power consumption and maintaining background tasks or low-intensity workloads.

Huawei is now seemingly making these small cores more effective to boost the power efficiency of its upcoming Kirin 9 chip. The company will likely use new self-developed small cores that can enhance the power efficiency of its future devices.

Further inputs reveal that the medium and large cores architecture will be unchanged. These may be the same as the previous-generation Kirin 9 series chipsets.

For reference, the medium cores maintain a balance between performance as well as energy efficiency. Meanwhile, the large cores manage heavy tasks like gaming.

It is unclear for which new device the company will use this mysterious Kirin 9 series chip. It could be for the Nova 13 series, expected to launch this month, or the standard and Pro variants of the Mate 70 series that may go official in November.

Though it’s good to see that Huawei is gradually taking new steps in upgrading its self-developed processors with better capabilities. We may find more Kirin chip enhancements and revelations on this matter in the time ahead.

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