Forced GPU rendering is a double-edged sword, with advantages and disadvantages

March 25, 2023

Starting with Android 4.0, there is one more feature in the developer options in System Settings - Force GPU rendering. What is the specific effect of this feature?

The so-called GPU, is the abbreviation of the graphics processor, equivalent to the graphics card in the PC, I believe most of my friends should know this, and from the PC's point of view, the graphics performance can determine the smooth running of the game and run the quality of This is also the same principle in mobile phones.

The GPU in mobile phones is also used for graphics and image processing. The so-called forced rendering is a type of hardware acceleration (hwa). The existence of the GPU is to share the burden of the CPU. The principle is to use the GPU to the software. Graphic image processing to reduce the burden on the CPU, so that application software can be processed faster, in order to achieve the purpose of speed. For the average player, forcing GPU rendering is a double-edged sword, with both pros and cons.

Although forcing GPU rendering to speed up application software, long-term turn-on forced GPU rendering will cause the mobile phone to be overloaded for a long period of time. This will adversely affect the battery life and the service life of the mobile phone. Standby time, so that the phone heat up, said that is to make the battery quickly scrapped.

In addition to the impact of battery life, the forced GPU has a fatal drawback, that is, some older software is not able to operate normally under forced GPU rendering, and it will often appear in the case of FC. The main reason is the SDK of past programs. Most versions do not support GPU acceleration, or GPU rendering is not turned on by default, so there is a problem when you turn on forced GPU rendering.

Therefore, it is not recommended that you open the "forced GPU rendering" option for a long time. After all, as a whole, this function is still more harm than good. If you think that a piece of software is more difficult to run, you can try to open this option, and remember to close it in time after closing the software.

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