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Program-based dynamic precision selection framework with a dual-mode unified shader for mobile GPUs

Chu et al., 2013

Document ID
8368819709585339007
Author
Chu S
Hsiao C
Chen C
Publication year
Publication venue
Computers & Electrical Engineering

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To extend the life of battery-driven mobile devices while maintaining image quality, this work proposes a Program-based Dynamic Precision Selection (PDPS) framework with a dual- mode unified shader. Since fixed-point arithmetic can be performed faster and more energy …
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