iOS 4.3 Beta Hints at SGX543 GPU in Future Devices

The newest beta of the iOS 4.3 contains details that suggest that Apple is planning to incorporate the next generation of SGX Graphics Processors.

Currently Apple is using the PowerVR SGX535, but the iOS 4.3 indicates that the SGX543 maybe incorporated into the next generation of iOS devices.

The SGX543 is suppose to deliver:

  • 35 Million Polygons per second (vs 28 Million Polygons per second)
  • A Fill rate of 1 Billion pixels per second @ 200 Mhz (vs 500 Million pixels @ 200 Mhz)
  • Support for OpenCL
  • Multi-core configurations

It is not unexpected that Apple would consider backing a GPU that supports OpenCL. If anything it would be foolish for them not to, since Mac OS X 10.5/6 supports OpenCL.

(See the Rest of the Story at iOS 4.3 Beta Hints at OpenCL-Capable SGX543 GPU in Future Devices – Mac Rumors.)