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Adreno Graphics for Snapdragon

Sept 7, 2012

Adreno GPUs are custom-built by Qualcomm and exclusively integrated within Snapdragon processors. They provide the level of computational processing power needed for the high-end 3D gaming, complex UIs, super-responsive web browsing and rich navigation experiences that today’s savvy mobile users demand.

The newest generation of Adreno GPUs, the Adreno 300 series, integrated in Snapdragon S4 Prime (MPQ8064) and S4 Pro (APQ8064, MSM8960T) processors, lead the market in power-efficient graphical processing capacity, capabilities and quality. The first GPU in the series, Adreno 320, delivers over three times the computational performance of the previous Adreno GPU, Adreno 225. Adreno 320 also provides the API support needed to enable not only high-end, connected 3D gaming experiences, but also to assist the CPU with computationally intensive use cases like imaging and video enhancement.

  • Snapdragon and Adreno have strong global adoption, as evidenced by the fact that Qualcomm shipped more GPUs in 2011 than any other mobile silicon provider.
  • Adreno GPUs enable today's advanced graphical use cases with industry leading performance and power efficiency.
  • Adreno GPUs are uniquely designed to dynamically adjust to shader loads, minimizing processing power and boosting application performance by eliminating wasted cycles.
  • Qualcomm’s newest GPU, Adreno 320, introduces support for the latest graphics APIs like OpenGL ES 3.0 , as well as the latest compute APIs like OpenCL 1.2 that enable GPGPU acceleration of advanced computational camera and video effects.
  • Qualcomm’s Adreno graphics solution includes support of leading game engines and valuable tools that save developers time and money.

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Adreno Graphics for Snapdragon Webinar

Sept 6, 2012

The breakneck pace of mobile processor evolution demands that mobile GPUs do much more than graphics processing. The newest generation of Adreno GPUs, the Adreno 300 series, integrated within Snapdragon S4 and S5 processors, provides the processing power and API support needed to enable not only high-end, connected 3D gaming experiences, but also to assist the CPU with computationally intensive use cases like imaging and video enhancement. In fact, Adreno GPUs lead the industry in mobile graphics processing performance, features and distribution.

Please join host Julie McClure, Director of Industry Analyst Relations, and our speaker Nitin Kumar, Graphics Product Manager, for a high-res snapshot of Qualcomm's Adreno graphics solution, including adoption statistics, a demo of Adreno 320 graphics quality and capabilities, and results of recent benchmark testing.

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