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MediaTek Kompanio 1380 processor announced for premium Chromebooks
MediaTek, a company best known for producing mid-range and low-cost chips, is now attempting to break into the premium market and has revamped its chipset lineup to compete with market leaders like Qualcomm.
The Taiwanese company not only makes smartphone chips, but also chips for tablets, smart TVs, routers, and other devices. Now, the company has announced the MediaTek Kompanio 1380, a new chip for premium Chromebooks.
4x Arm Cortex-A78 big cores running at up to 3GHz and 4x Arm Cortex-A55 efficiency cores running at up to 2GHz make up the CPU. The Arm-Mali G57 GPU is a down grade from the Mali-G77 MC9 found in the 1300T. A MediaTek APU 3.0, up to 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, and support for eMMC, UFS 3.1, and NVMe storage are among the other features of the new chip.
| Kompanio 1200 | Kompanio 1380 | Kompanio 1300T | |
| Process | TSMC 7 nm | TSMC 6 nm | TSMC 6 nm |
| Big cores | Cortex-A78 | 4x Cortex-A78@ 3.0 GHz | 4x Cortex-A78 |
| Small cores | Cortex-A55 | 4x Cortex-A55@ 2.0 GHz | 4x Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC5 | Mali-G57 MC5 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| RAM | Up to 16 GB, LPDDR4x 2,133 MHz | Up to 16 GB, LPDDR4x 2,133 MHz | Up to 16 GB, LPDDR4x 2,133 MHz |
| Storage | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Connectivity | 5G Sub-6 GHz | Wi-Fi 6/6E | 5G Sub-6 GHz, |
| Display | 120 Hz @ 1080p | 120 Hz @ 1440p | 120 Hz @ 1440p |
Up to three independent displays can be powered by the Kompanio 1380, with two panels running at up to 4K at 60fps or a 1440p panel running at up to 120Hz. PCI-Express Gen 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 1 are also supported by the chip. Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth 5 connectivity are included. The Acer Chromebook Spin 513, which was announced earlier this month, will be the first device to use the Kompanio 1380 chipset.
MediaTek Kompanio 1380 processor announced for premium Chromebooks
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