Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/imagination-technologies-unveils-series-6-powervr-gpus-promis/
Imagination Technologies may not be a household name, but they created the
PowerVR GPUs that are the gold standard in mobile graphics, and are a part of the ARM SoCs you find in mobile devices like the
iPhone 4,
Galaxy S, and the
Droid 2. Not one to rest on its laurels, the company unveiled its new Series 6 PowerVR chips -- affectionately known as "Rogue" -- that are
20 to 100 times more powerful than its previous handheld offerings. That's right, these GPUs will have the same horsepower as today's desktop computers while needing only a milliwatt of juice to deliver face-melting graphics -- the catch is that this bit of black magic won't be showing up in devices for a few years. Guess we'll just have to settle for the Series 5 chips -- like
the quad core beast found in the Sony NGP and the upcoming
OMAP 5 platform -- which the company promises will make their way into select smartphones "within three months." Be still, our gaming hearts.
Update: Three months? Hardly, ST-Ericsson has announced a series of new SoC processors, including the Nova 9600 that has "Rogue" baked in. The chip delivers HD video at 120 frames per second and can pull off pro-quality 3D video recording as well. Press release is after the break.
[Thanks, Rich]
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