Graphics

Graphics Engine (GE) is the nomenclature for PSP's Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

PSP Graphics Core 1

Specifications

• 1–166 MHz (set at 111 MHz by default) @ 1.2 V
• 256-bit Bus at 5.3 Gbit/s
• 3D Curved Surface + 3D Polygon
• Compressed Texture
• Hardware Clipping, Morphing, Bone(8)
• Hardware Tessellator
• Bezier, B-Spline(NURBS)
• ex 4x4, 16x16, 64x64 sub-division

PSP Graphics Core 2

Specifications

• 'Rendering Engine' + 'Surface Engine'
• 256bit Bus, 1-166 MHz @ 1.2V
• VRAM :2MB(eDRAM)
• Bus Bandwidth :5.3GB/sec
• Pixel Fill Rate :664 M pixels/sec
• max 33 M polygon /sec(T&L)
• 24bit Full Color:RGBA

Useful Documentation

libGU provides an interface to the 2D and 3D hardware acceleration features found in the PSP’s Graphic Engine