Last year, Huawei introduced GPU Turbo technology, a software-based feature which energizes gaming performance on several Huawei and Honor smartphones. It offers a smoother gaming experience and improved battery performance while gaming.
Since its launch in June last year, the feature has been updated a couple of times for performance improvements and the inclusion of more titles. And now, the company has announced the third iteration of the GPU Turbo mode with support for 19 Android games.
The third generation of GPU Turbo comes as part of Huawei’s latest firmware version i.e. EMUI 9.1 which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system and was released with the company’s latest flagship smartphones — Huawei P30 and P30 Pro.
The company claims that GPU Turbo 3.0 cuts down on SoC power consumption by 10 percent and optimizes “the underlying system performance to provide a continuous gaming experience.” Currently, the GPU Turbo 3.0 is exclusively available on the P30 and P30 Pro smartphones, it will be rolling out to other Huawei as well as Honor smartphones with the EMUI 9.1 update soon.
Along with system optimization, it also comes with a number of Android game titles which can utilize GPU Turbo. The list of supports games have now been increased from 6 to 25, which includes Fortnite, Knives Out, Battle Bay, Crazy Taxi, Real Racing 3, Into the Dead 2, NBA 2K19, Dragon Nest M, Duel Links, PES2019, DRAGON BALL LEGENDS, FIFA Mobile, Free Fire, Minecraft, Helix, Plants vs. Zombie Heroes, Subway Surfers, Brawl Stars, Speed Drifters.
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One of the interesting thing about the GPU Turbo from Huawei is that the company has not limited it to just flagship smartphones and is also pushing it to budget devices such as Honor 7X and Honor 9 Lite for a better gaming experience.
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