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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Sasa Marinkovic, Toronto, CA;
Phil Mummah, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mingwei Chien, Toronto, CA;
Michael Tresidder, Newmarket, CA;
Roumen Saltchev, Markham, CA;
George Xie, Richmond Hill, CA;
Jason Long, Richmond Hill, CA;
Sasa Marinkovic, Toronto, CA;
Phil Mummah, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mingwei Chien, Toronto, CA;
Michael Tresidder, Newmarket, CA;
Roumen Saltchev, Markham, CA;
George Xie, Richmond Hill, CA;
Jason Long, Richmond Hill, CA;
ATI Technologies ULC, Markham, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Many computing device may now include two or more graphics subsystems. The multiple graphics subsystems may have different abilities, and may, for example, consume differing amount of electrical power, with one subsystem consuming more average power than the others. The higher power consuming graphics subsystem may be coupled to the device and used instead of, or in addition to, the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, resulting in higher performance or additional capabilities, but increased overall power consumption. By transitioning from the use of the higher power consuming graphics subsystem to the lower power consuming graphics subsystem, while placing the higher power consuming graphics subsystem in a lower power consumption mode, overall power consumption is reduced.