Imagination’s have announced that their PowerVR Series6 is the first mobile GPU to pass OpenCL 1.2 conformance. PowerVR Series6 primarily targets the OpenCL 1.2 EP (Embedded Profile) specification, enabling developers to take full advantage of the rich capabilities in OpenCL 1.2 within the constraints of mobile and embedded form factors.
Peter McGuinness, director of multimedia technology marketing, Imagination, stated:
“Imagination is a long-time member of Khronos and a leading contributor to GPU compute standards efforts such as OpenCL 1.2. With OpenCL, developers can run their compute intensive algorithms on highly parallel, scalable, power-efficient PowerVR GPUs used in many of the world’s leading smartphones, tablets and other devices. OpenCL EP is key to realizing maximum GPU compute performance on mobile and embedded devices, as our PowerVR Series6 GPUs are designed for efficiency always keeping power consumption and memory bandwidth to a minimum. We’re working with many leading algorithm and systems partners to utilize the benefits of OpenCL in innovative new products and systems.”