MediaTek has recently unveiled their i700 octa-core AI IoT Platform, which succeeds their little known MediaTek i500 (MT8385) processor, and features two Cortex-A75 cores, six Cortex-A55 cores, coupled with MediaTek APU 2.0 comprised of a dual-core AI processor, AI Accelerator and AI face detection engine that is said to offers 5x greater performance than the i500..
The new SoC also features an Imagination 9XM GPU clocked at 970MHz, as well as a tri-core ISP with support for a single 32MP camera or a 24MP+16MP dual-camera setup.
MediaTek i700 key features & specifications:
- CPU – 6x Arm Cortex-A55 cores @ 2.0 GHz, 2x Arm Cortex-A75 cores @ 2.2 GHz
- GPU – Imagination PowerVR 9XM-HP8 (GM9446?) GPU @ 970 MHz
- MediaTek APU 2.0 AI engine – Dual-core AI processor, AI Accelerator, AI Face Detection Engine; Neuropilot SDK support
- Memory – Up to 8GB LPDDR4x, 1866MHz
- Connectivity
- Cellular – Carrier Aggregation (CA), CDMA2000 1x/EVDO Rev. A (SRLTE), FDD/TDD LTE Cat.12, HSPA+
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Dual band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 5 2×2 MIMO
- Camera – Support for single 32MP camera or a 24MP+16MP dual-camera setup. 14-bit RAW and 10-bit YUV processing
The new processor is with Google’s Android Neural Networks API (NNAPI), as well as frameworks including TensorFlow, TensorFlow Lite, Caffe and Caffe2.
Typical applications for MediaTek i700 include automated stores and facial recognition payments, as well as facial biometrics access control, employee time clocks, and the obstacle detection systems in automated forklifts. There’s also a 3D human pose detection functionality that could be useful to fitness coaching services, or for safety when a user performs a dangerous pose.
The MediaTek i700 will launch in 2020. More details may be found in the product page.
Thanks to TLS for the tip.
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I wonder why IMG’s Furian is not catching up in design wins — it’s all Rogue 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th gen throughout.
Did I get that correctly, it has cdma but no gsm?
Why would anyone want gsm when they have hspda+ and lte?
ML at the edge for embedded is getting very hot… Tensorflow-lite has even a port for MCUs. I guess those accelerators are fine for inference models, but I don’t know how they compare with TPU, NCS2 and CUDA. I assume that the jetson nano is still the top performer as it may also be used for training small/medium models.
Anyway, the more competition the better. Also I’ve seen that there are still many issues with NNAPI and different SoCs and it’s still quite difficult to find benchmarks that compare all the different SoCs.