Accelerate Edge AI Innovation

AI data-processing workloads at the edge are already transforming use cases and user experiences. The third-generation Ethos NPU helps meet the needs of future edge AI use cases.

 

The Ethos-U85 offers support for transformer-based models at the edge, the foundation for newer language and vision models, scales from 128 to 2048 MAC units, and is 20% more energy efficient than Arm Ethos-U55 and Arm Ethos-U65, enabling higher performance edge AI use cases in a sustainable way. Offering the same toolchain as previous Ethos-U generations, partners can benefit from seamless migration and leverage investments in Arm-based machine learning (ML) tools.

Features and Benefits

Sustainable Innovation

20% more energy efficient than Ethos-U55 and Ethos-U65, enabling future use cases in a sustainable way.

Scalable Performance

Scales from 128 to 2048 MACs, providing up to 4 TOPs of performance at 1 GHz.

Generative AI at the Edge

Native support for transformer networks, along with support for Tensor Operator Set Architecture (TOSA) as a standard.

System Level Solution

Supported by Arm Corstone-320, a reference design with a unified toolchain and the extensive Ethos-U ecosystem.

Specifications

The Arm Ethos-U85 is the highest performance implementation of the Arm Ethos-U NPU. It enables enhanced edge AI processing with support for transformer-based models and delivers 20% more energy efficiency than previous generations of Ethos. The key characteristics of Ethos-U85 include:

 

  • Scalable performance – 256 GOP/s up to 4 TOPs at 1 GHz
    • Scales from 128 to 2048 MACs
  • Further reduced energy consumption – 20% lower than previous Ethos-U NPUs
  • Native support for transformer-based networks

Ethos-U85 targets numerous different applications with use in high-performance Arm Cortex-A or low-power embedded devices based on Arm Cortex-M.

 

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Key Documentation

Compare all Ethos-U processors: download comparison PDF

 

 

 

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Use Cases

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