And to be able to access the device's setting for GPU class (or whatever it ends up being) programmatically at runtime if we want to disable/enable features/effects based upon its value.
On Dec 18, 3:12 pm, shaun <shashepp...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Robert Green is on the right track. We need something like > this now! > > On Dec 18, 2:34 pm, Robert Green <rbgrn....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I'd really like to see a GPU Class enumeration starting with the > > software renderer. > > > android:gpuClass="integer" > > > class 0 = software renderer > > class 1 = MSM7200 series > > class 2 = PowerVR SGX series > > class 3 = Some faster, more powerful GPU > > etc... > > > This way, we could specify that a game only works on class-2 and above > > hardware. It would make it MUCH easier for us to build high-quality > > games targeted at "gamer" phones. > > > This in conjunction with a GL ES version would be perfect, however I > > believe there will be some overlap. My gut says that using the > > proposed class system, one would expect class 2 and above GPUs to > > support OpenGL ES 2.0. Perhaps in the future some class 5 GPUs will > > support 2.1 or 3.0 or whatever comes down the pipeline. > > > On Dec 18, 4:05 am, Hexage <ga...@hexage.net> wrote: > > > > There is growing list of upcoming devices (HTC Tattoo, HTC Legend, > > > MOTO MT710, etc.) without hardware accelerated OpenGL. Basically all > > > devices based on a low-end chip (Qualcomm MSM72xx, Marvell PXA310) > > > will not feature GPU. However many games rely on a hardware > > > accelerated OpenGL for lag-free rendering. > > > > Currently, we can use: > > > > <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="integer" /> > > > > to specify the GLES version needed by the application. I assume that > > > this requirement will be satisfied with the Android PixelFlinger (the > > > software renderer) which is not what we want. Is there any way to > > > specify a hardware accelerated OpenGL as a requirement in the > > > manifest? > > > > Something like this would be great: > > > > <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.gpu" /> > > > > Thanks, > > > David- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
