Friday, November 11, 2011

Samsung signs up PowerVR SGX MP GPUs for future devices, keeps its options open

Samsung signs up PowerVR SGX MP GPUs for future devices, keeps its options open

Even though it's already listed on the dance card for ARM's upcoming MALI-T658 mobile GPU, Samsung is also licensing tech from Imagination Technologies. The new agreement will allow it to include Imagination's PowerVR SGX multiprocessor GPU (a.k.a Series 5XT a form of which already resides in the A5 chip used by Apple's iPad 2 and iPhone 4S as well as the PlayStation Vita) in its upcoming devices, but doesn't specify how many cores or what configuration may be used.

Engadget, Samsung signs up PowerVR SGX MP GPUs for future devices, keeps its options open