Imagination Technologies has launched IMG DXD, the first product in a new line of high-performance GPU IP with DirectX®* support. Starting with hardware-level implementation based on DirectX 11 feature level 11_0, the new IMG DXD is all set to bring API coverage for popular PC games along with various Windows-based applications and mobile titles. This GPU IP is already licensed for use in the desktop market.
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Simon Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive Officer at Imagination Technologies, stated, “This marks a significant milestone for Imagination Technologies in the desktop journey. Hardware-level support for DirectX is essential for high-performance desktop GPUs, and, for us, IMG DXD with feature level 11_0 is just the beginning. We are continually investing in our API coverage and feature set to ensure our users have the GPU IP they need to compete successfully in the desktop market.”
Imagination Technologies – IMG DXD
IMG DXD offers a 2.25x improvement in graphics performance compared to IMG BXT configurations and is already shipping in PCIe form-factor boards. A single IMG DXD dual-core configuration provides 5 TFLOPS FP32 and 144 GTexel/s, ensuring a smooth gaming experience for mainstream gamers. Licensees can leverage Imagination’s innovative multi-core technology to take this performance to new heights.
Three Key Factors for Cloud Gaming Companies
IMG DXD is designed to be especially appealing to cloud gaming companies looking to enhance the volume and quality of their services:
- Multi-Core Advantage: IMG DXD is incredibly flexible for multi-core usage. Each individual core can work independently as a separate GPU instance, which is helpful for increasing the number of gamers in the cloud gaming scenario, with each GPU hosting multiple gamers. Alternatively, for a user demanding higher quality (whether in cloud gaming or desktop scenarios), the combined power of all cores can be harnessed.
- Hyper-Lane Virtualization: Imagination’s hyper-lane virtualization technology takes it a step further, enabling host gaming for eight gamers per core, with complete security and high performance.
- Power VR Tile-Based Deferred Rendering Architecture: It significantly boosts efficiency of power consumption and provides high-quality 3D graphics to markets where battery life and packaging constraints are critical.
Compared to the nearest equivalent IMG BXT configuration, IMG DXD offers a 40-60% performance improvement. This enhanced performance is thanks to important features like double FP16 performance for better computational performance and fewer frames per second needed for processing without compromising visual experience.
IMG DXD is currently being used in a variety of operating systems, including Linux, Android, Windows, as well as emerging operating systems such as UOS and Kylin OS.
Zhumin Tang, Chairman of Xiangdixian Computing Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., expressed excitement about the need for versatile, high-performance, and energy-efficient graphics cards in the Chinese market. He is pleased to incorporate Imagination’s recent efforts into essential desktop solutions. The newly released IMG DXD GPU IP products come with support for DirectX and new gaming optimizations. Xiangdixian is committed to producing top-notch graphics products while taking full advantage of Imagination’s groundbreaking multi-core technology to take this performance to new heights.
The graphics card market is rapidly diversifying, especially in China. Competitive companies are focusing their engineers on this differentiation, which equips users with high-quality, high-performance IP solutions that are essential for desktop and cloud gaming users alike.
Witness the latest IMG GPU IP for cloud gaming and learn more about IMG DXD in our conversation, “A New Horizon in Cloud Gaming,” from November 10th at ICCAD booth #B62.
About Imagination Technologies
Imagination Technologies is a UK-based company that designs silicon and software IP (Intellectual Property) to give its customers the edge in competitive global technology markets. Its GPU, CPU, and AI technologies deliver outstanding power, performance, and area (PPA), breaking time-to-market records and reducing customers’ overall ownership costs. Imagination’s IP products are used by billions of people across their smart phones, cars, homes, and workplaces. See more at Imagination Technologies.
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