Videos
Adreno™ GPU
Adreno™ Hardware Tutorial 1 - Graphics Pipeline Overview
Watch an overview of the mobile Graphics Pipeline which describes the data flow and processing of graphics data from software to hardware. The APIs available on mobile devices is also covered.
Adreno™ Hardware Tutorial 2 - Introduction to the Adreno GPU
The Adreno Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is designed to bring console and PC quality 3D games to mobile devices. This video introduces the viewer to the Adreno GPU, some of its key features, and how it relates to the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
Adreno™ Hardware Tutorial 3 - Tile Based Rendering
This video investigates the commonly used technique of Tile Based Rendering on mobile devices by focusing specifically on Qualcomm Adreno GPUs using a toon shading sample.
Adreno™ Hardware Tutorial 4 - Detecting Adreno GPU
This video demonstrates a simple way to detect Adreno GPUs using C++ (Native) code.
Vulkan
Vulkan Tutorial 1 - Vulkan on Snapdragon
Vulkan is the latest graphics API from Khronos and it’s designed to make it easier for developers to use the GPU for greater realism in 3D graphics and greater efficiency in compute applications.
Vulkan Tutorial 2 -Vulkan for OpenGL ES Developers
This video gives an overview of differing features an OpenGL ES developer would encounter when starting to develop with the Vulkan API.
Vulkan Tutorial 3 - Capturing Vulkan Applications with Snapdragon Profiler
This tutorial shows you how to capture Vulkan applications using Qualcomm Snapdragon Profiler.
Vulkan Tutorial 4 - Introduction to Qualcomm Adreno SDK for Vulkan
This tutorial video shows developers how to start using the Qualcomm Adreno SDK for Vulkan.
Vulkan Tutorial 5 - Triangle Sample Walkthrough
This video gives developers details on the steps involved to render a triangle in Vulkan.
Vulkan Tutorial 6 - Cornell Lights Sample Walkthrough
This video gives a developer details on the steps involved to render a textured and animated scene in Vulkan.
Vulkan Tutorial 7 - Vulkan Memory Management
This video gives a developer details on how memory management is done in Vulkan.
Vulkan Tutorial 8 - Validation Layers
This video gives a developer details on how the Validation Layers work in Vulkan.
Rendering
Adreno™ Rendering Tutorial 1 - Choosing Resolution
This video explains how to ideally choose and optimize the rendering resolution for your game to maximize performance on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors.
Adreno™ Rendering Tutorial 2 - Framerate Management
This video demonstrates simple framerate management techniques using C++ (Native) code.
Adreno™ Rendering Tutorial 3 - Object Sorting
This video explains how to sort objects for drawing to minimize state changes and maximize performance in your mobile game.
Adreno™ Rendering Tutorial 5 - Anti-Aliasing
This video demonstrates multi-sample anti-aliasing using C++ (Native) code.
Snapdragon Profiler
Introduction to Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Profiler
This tutorial video shows you how to use Qualcomm Snapdragon Profiler to detect bottlenecks and optimize your application’s performance and power efficiency.
Conferences/Talks
Profiling VR Games and Applications for Optimum Performance
Analyze and optimize your VR games and applications by exposing detailed CPU, GPU, and system data to reveal your game’s power and performance characteristics. Understand the potential impact of other apps and background processes for a complete picture of system performance.
SDC 2017 Session - Profiling VR Games and Applications for Optimum Performance
In this session, you'll learn how to improve power and thermal efficiency while achieving maximum performance for your VR game or app.
Unite 2015 - Uncover Your Game's Power and Performance Profile
In this session, you'll learn how to improve power and thermal efficiency while achieving maximum performance for your Unity game on Android with Snapdragon Profiler, an exciting new profiling tool from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.