Google prepping Play Store GPU updates for Pixel 4, Galaxy S10 and Note 10

Google prepping Play Store GPU updates for Pixel 4, Galaxy S10 and Note x

Updates volition rely on new tools announced by Google at its Google for Games Programmer Elevation

Some Snapdragon 855-powered Android phones are fix to receive the first GPU driver updates from the Google Play Store.

The news comes out of Google's Google for Games Programmer Peak, which the company is currently hosting online. Alongside the GPU commuter proclamation, the company also unveiled several new tools to help developers build and optimize games for Android.

One of the more important tools is the new 'Android GPU Inspector.' It provides detailed information about a game'due south render stages and GPU counter. Previously, this data was not available.

Practically, this ways that developers can proceeds insights with the GPU inspector that tin help them better frame rates and lower power usage during games.

For example, Google used the GPU Inspector on a Pixel 4 Xl to detect an optimization opportunity that saved a game 40 per centum in GPU utilization. In turn, this meant the game was able to perform with higher frame rates and wasn't every bit difficult on bombardment life.

Tools like the GPU Inspector are disquisitional as they allow developers to find optimizations and suggest commuter enhancements straight to chipmakers like Qualcomm. Once tested, these improvements can exist added to the Adreno GPU driver and released to consumers through Play Shop updates.

For users, it means you'll be able to update your device's GPU like you would any app from the Play Store. The offset devices to get these updates volition exist the Pixel 4 and four Twoscore, also as Samsung'southward Milky way S10 and Note 10. Further, Qualcomm and Google are working together to bring GPU updates to more than devices "later."

Yous can learn more well-nigh the other developer tools Google launched at the Google for Games summit hither.

Source: 9to5Google, VentureBeat