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PowerVR graphics for cost-sensitive applications
Imagination Technologies has released a family of PowerVR graphics processors for cost-sensitive markets.
BY Steven Bush, Electronics Weekly, Mar. 09, 2016 –
Called Series8XE, they "deliver the best performance/mm2 while incorporating hardware virtualisation, multi-domain security, and support for APIs including OpenGL ES 3.2 and Vulkan 1.0", said the firm - adding that the Vulcan claim is an estimate based on the published Khronos specification.
The cores are up to 25% smaller compared with Series7XE GPUs for the same fillrate, and have 60-100% better performance per mm2 over "a range of industry benchmarks", said Imagination.
The firm aims to compete with products keep cost down by implement older APIs such as OpenGL ES 2.0.
Configurations starting at 2 pixel/clock (GE8200) and 4 pixel/clock (GE8300).