How fast the iPhone 3GS’s 3D graphics capabilities? Based on Daniel Pasco‘s some OpenGL ES speed test results for plasma on iPhone 3GS and an iPod touch, then John Casasanta, posted a few comparisons in 3D capabilities on iPhone 3G and 3GS. The result is: The 3GS is close to four times faster than the 3G!
As the video shows, in our OpenGL ES testing, the 3GS is generally close to four times faster than the 3G. Results will vary depending on the application but this is remarkable to say the least.
plasma’s pretty heavy on particle animation and fairly CPU intensive. The current build only uses features of OpenGL ES 1.1 and we’re considering taking advantage of some OpenGL ES 2.0 features for a richer experience on the iPhone 3GS.
As Daniel noted in his article, the graphics processing unit (GPU) in the 3GS is a PowerVR SGX, which seems to offer a very significant advantage over the PowerVR MBX Lite found in previous iPhone/iPod touch hardware. The GPU is likely where we’re gaining much of the improved performance in plasma. Increased RAM and cache sizes are also likely accounting for some of the better performance.
iPhone 3GS vs iPhone 3G 3D graphics test from IntoMobile on Vimeo.
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Shocking, a new cell phone performs better than the old one.
We’ve got an app that relies heavily on OpenGL ES, and, besides taking advantage of new 3GS features, once you see the models rendered on the 3GS, you can’t go back to the 3G (or dare I mention the original).
Check us out: The app is called NaviCAD, the only iPhone app that lets you view models from the Google 3D Warehouse. Our app turns Collada models into OpenGL ES fun…
3d technologies is becoming more and more innovative by the day, i cant keep up with it!
3d technology is getting more and more advanced by the day, i cant keep up with it!
man 3d is taking off. they now have touchable 3d and they are coming out with 3d displays that you dont need glasses for. insane stuff. i still feel its a little bit of a gimmick though.
i am a real harry potter fan. Ive read just about all the books like 4 times each. I’m so looking forward to the newest deathly hallows movie. Its too bad that its going to be in two parts though. :(
who put my pic on this