PowerVR, a division of Imagination Technologies – well known for its mobile GPU’s, has announced a new smaller and powerful GPU family aimed at the entry-level mobiles and for embedded market. Continue reading “Imagination unveils new PowerVR GPUs for ultra-affordable smartphones, tablets, 4K TVs and more”
Nvidia, one of the world’s leading graphics providers, has announced that it will start licensing its GPU technology for other SoC manufacturers, starting with the Kepler series of GPUs. This move comes at a time when most smartphone manufacturers have moved away from Nvidia’s Tegra SoC, which was supposed to provide the much needed boost to the company’s flailing mobile portfolio. Nvidia Tegra, while good at games, lacked in raw performance and most importantly, battery life. Tegra chips were Nvidia’s SoC play at the mobile market, and now, like their core PC business, the Kepler based GPUs will be licensed to willing manufacturers.
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