ARM leverages ray tracing to push its Mali GPUs up the performance scale 

ARM debuted its new Immortalis range of graphical processing unit (GPU) designs with a refreshing lack of metaverse hype, despite including a virtual reality interview with John Romero of Doom fame (the video game).     There is now a new trio of GPU designs, with a flagship tier called Immortalis. While the Mali G615 and G715 GPUs will be notable upgrades on their predecessors, the Immortalis G715 is meant to be a step above what used to be the top dog.    However, at first glance, in the datasheet comparison, the Immortalis version appears identical to the Mali G715 – with only its support for ray tracing marking it out as different. However, while the Mali G715 is a 7-9 core design,…