Graphics and Gaming | Optimization

Optimization is a key component of development on GPUs so that developers can efficiently run applications and games on devices. For graphical applications, optimization usually means modifying an application to make it more performant. A low frame rate means that the application appears jumpy and can make games applications unsatisfactory for the end user. Various optimization practices can improve applications, which in turn makes using the application a better, smoother experience. The following examples are of various types of optimizations:

Increase the frame rate
Make content more detailed
Reduce power consumption
Use less memory bandwidth
Use fewer clock cycles per frame
Reduce memory footprint
Reduce download size

The following resources can help you optimize an Arm Mali GPU:

Arm Mali developer guides

View the complete selection of developer guides including the introductory guides to the Arm Mali GPU, guides for artists, and more advanced guides. These include the Arm Guide for Unity developers, OpenGL ES 3.0 and 3.1, OpenCL and Renderscript best practices.
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Arm Mali best practices guide

The Mali GPU Best Practices is a guide that is designed as a quick reference for development on Mali GPUs. It assumes that the reader is familiar with using the underlying APIs. This guide is also the main reference for the Vulkan best practices for mobile developers on GitHub.
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Artist best practices

A collection of guides specifically for mobile game artists looking to optimize a game during production. Along with best practice, there are suggestions when working with both Unity and Unreal Engine.
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Vulkan best practices repository

A collection of resources that are donated by Khronos members specifically for mobile game developers looking to build on their Vulkan knowledge. Including downloads and tutorials to get your started.
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Virtual reality best practices

Arm Mali GPUs enable untethered, high-quality mobile VR. Learn the best way to develop for VR-specific applications on Mali, with tips on both Unity and Unreal Engine.
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Working on Unity?

Arm and unity have a partnership dating back to the beginning of mobile gaming. Check out all the resources for developing a game on unity based on an Arm platform.
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Arm Mali SDKs

Arm Mali software Development Kits are a collection of resources to help you build OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and Compute applications for Mali-based platforms.
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Development platforms

Recommended development platforms that you can use when building, optimizing or testing your development on Mali-based platforms.
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