Imagination Technologies unveils Series 6 PowerVR GPUs — promises desktop caliber graphics in mobile devices (update)

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] Continue reading Imagination Technologies unveils Series 6 PowerVR GPUs — promises desktop caliber graphics in mobile devices (update) Imagination Technologies unveils Series 6 PowerVR GPUs — promises desktop caliber graphics in mobile devices (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink