Product Description
The MediaTek MT9970ATPQLC is a high-performance multimedia processor designed for next-generation media streaming, home entertainment, and smart devices. With its quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU and Mali-T720 GPU, the MT9970ATPQLC is well-suited for handling complex media tasks, including 4K video decoding and 1080p video encoding at high frame rates. This makes it an ideal solution for smart TVs, set-top boxes, media players, and streaming devices that require high-definition and ultra-high-definition video support.
Multimedia Performance:
One of the standout features of the MT9970ATPQLC is its ability to decode 4K content at 30 fps. With the increasing adoption of 4K video in streaming services like Netflix and YouTube, the MT9970ATPQLC is a great choice for devices designed to play back ultra-high-definition content smoothly. The chip’s HEVC (H.265) support ensures that 4K video streams are delivered with high efficiency, requiring less bandwidth compared to older codecs.
In addition to its 4K decoding, the MT9970ATPQLC can also encode 1080p video at 60 fps, which is useful for applications such as live streaming, video conferencing, and video recording. This ensures that the chip can handle both video playback and creation, making it a versatile choice for consumer electronics that need both capture and display capabilities.
The chip's Mali-T720 GPU handles the graphical requirements for high-quality 3D rendering, video output, and interactive user interfaces. This makes it suitable for devices that require high-quality video rendering for content display and interactive gaming experiences. The GPU’s support for OpenGL ES 3.1 and OpenCL ensures that both 3D gaming and computational tasks are handled efficiently.
Connectivity for Seamless Streaming:
The MT9970ATPQLC’s comprehensive connectivity options make it a standout choice for home entertainment devices. Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) ensures that streaming devices can deliver high-definition and 4K content over wireless networks without stuttering or buffering. The Gigabit Ethernet feature is crucial for wired devices that need consistent, high-speed data transmission, especially for video streaming and large file transfers.
Additionally, the Bluetooth 4.2 support enables seamless communication between the device and wireless peripherals such as speakers, headphones, and game controllers, adding further convenience to a connected home environment.
Specification
Processor (CPU):
Core Configuration: The MT9970ATPQLC is equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, a highly efficient processor designed to deliver a balance between performance and power efficiency. The Cortex-A53 cores operate at a maximum clock speed of 1.5 GHz, ensuring that the chipset can handle a wide variety of tasks, including multimedia processing, internet browsing, and lightweight applications.
Architecture: Based on the ARMv8-A architecture, the Cortex-A53 cores are 64-bit capable, allowing the chipset to handle larger data sets, run modern 64-bit applications, and process higher-resolution video streams effectively.
Cache: The processor includes a 512 KB L2 cache, which helps improve the efficiency of data access and speeds up the processing of tasks by storing frequently used data closer to the CPU.
Graphics (GPU):
GPU: Integrated into the MT9970ATPQLC is the Mali-T720 GPU, designed to handle graphics-intensive tasks such as video playback, 3D gaming, and user interface rendering.
Graphics Performance: The Mali-T720 supports OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL, and DirectX 11, which ensures smooth graphics rendering for high-quality videos, interactive UIs, and 3D gaming. The GPU is capable of handling 1080p video decoding, 3D graphics rendering, and graphical user interfaces without causing performance bottlenecks.
Video Output: The GPU is also responsible for rendering the 4K video output to compatible displays, ensuring users can enjoy high-definition and ultra-high-definition content in an efficient manner.
Multimedia:
4K Video Decoding: The MT9970ATPQLC supports 4K HEVC (H.265) video decoding at 30 fps. This is essential for streaming media players and set-top boxes that need to decode 4K content from services like Netflix, YouTube, and other UHD video platforms. The chip’s ability to decode 4K video at such a frame rate ensures that viewers experience smooth playback without buffering or stuttering.
1080p Video Encoding: The MT9970ATPQLC also supports 1080p video encoding at up to 60 fps, making it capable of compressing high-definition video streams for easier storage or transmission over networks. This is useful for applications such as live streaming, video conferencing, and video recording.
Audio: The chip supports multi-channel audio formats such as Dolby Audio and DTS for high-quality sound output. This feature ensures that devices built with the MT9970ATPQLC deliver immersive sound experiences, whether it’s for home theater systems, smart speakers, or streaming media players.
Video Post-Processing: The chipset supports advanced video post-processing features such as motion compensation, noise reduction, and deinterlacing, which improve the visual quality of video content, especially when viewed on larger displays.
Connectivity:
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac): The MT9970ATPQLC includes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), offering faster wireless data transfer speeds, typically up to 1.3 Gbps on the 5 GHz band. This ensures seamless streaming of HD and 4K content and faster downloads, as well as reliable connections in wireless environments with multiple devices.
Gigabit Ethernet: With Gigabit Ethernet support, the MT9970ATPQLC is ideal for devices that require a stable, high-speed wired connection for video streaming, gaming, or transferring large files. This feature is particularly important for set-top boxes and media servers, where a constant high-bandwidth connection is essential for smooth video playback.
Bluetooth 4.2: The chipset features Bluetooth 4.2 support, providing energy-efficient wireless communication with peripherals such as wireless speakers, headphones, and smart remote controls. Bluetooth 4.2 improves data transfer speeds and range, while also offering better security and reliability than previous Bluetooth versions.
USB 3.0: The MT9970ATPQLC supports USB 3.0 for fast data transfer, allowing for connection to external devices such as storage drives, keyboards, mice, and game controllers. USB 3.0 ensures that users can access large files, stream media, and use peripherals with minimal latency.
Power Management:
Low Power Consumption: The MT9970ATPQLC utilizes a power-efficient design, with the ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores running at low power to ensure that devices using this chipset maintain a long battery life while performing demanding tasks.
Dynamic Power Management: The chip features dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), which allows the system to adjust the CPU's voltage and frequency based on workload demands. This optimizes power usage and reduces unnecessary power consumption, particularly in battery-powered devices like media players, set-top boxes, and smart TVs.
Security:
Secure Boot: The MT9970ATPQLC supports secure boot technology, ensuring that only authorized software can run on the device, preventing unauthorized access and protecting user data.
Content Protection: The chip includes content protection features like HDCP 2.2 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) for secure transmission of 4K UHD content. This is essential for media streaming devices, where high-value digital content needs to be securely delivered to displays or external storage devices.
