Here Are All The Huawei And Honor Phones That Will Get the GPU Turbo Mode Update

Huawei debuted a GPU Turbo Mode, a graphics processing acceleration technology, on the recently announced Honor Play smartphone, and also promised that it will soon be available on other Huawei and Honor smartphones.

Following the GPU Turbo Mode’s arrival on the Honor 10 with an EMUI beta update last week, Huawei has now revealed the complete list of all devices that are set to the receive the feature, alongside the rollout schedule and region wise availability. At a recent event in China, Huawei also gave a demo on the improvements in graphics processing brought by the GPU Turbo mode.

As per the release schedule, Huawei’s flagship devices such as the Mate 10 and the P20 Pro are the first in line to receive the GPU Turbo update in August. This will be followed by a wider rollout for the older generation of Huawei and Honor flagships as well as a few mid-range smartphones in September, however regional availability varies.

GPU Turbo Rollout Schedule For Huawei Smartphones:

Device	Regional Availability	Schedule
Huawei P20 and P20 Pro	Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa	August 2018
Huawei Mate 10, Mate Pro, Mate RS	Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa	August 2018
Huawei P20 Lite	Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa	September 2018
Huawei P Smart	All Markets	September 2018
Huawei Nova 2i, Mate 10 Lite	All Markets	September 2018
Huawei Y9 2018	All Markets	September 2018
Huawei Mate 9	All Markets	November 2018
Huawei Mate 9 Pro	All Markets	November 2018
Huawei P10 Plus	All Markets	November 2018
Huawei P10	All Markets	November 2018

GPU Turbo Rollout Schedule For Honor Smartphones:

Device	Regional Availability	Schedule
Honor 10	Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East	August 2018
Honor 9 Lite	Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East	September 2018
Honor V10	Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East	September 2018
Honor 7X	All Markets	September 2018
Honor 8 Pro	All Markets	November 2018
Honor 9	All Markets	November 2018

What Is GPU Turbo?

GPU Turbo is a graphics processing acceleration technology which combines a smartphone’s software and hardware resources to optimize the performance for graphics-intensive tasks like gaming. Although GPU Turbo is a new feature, Huawei claims that it will also benefit previous generation smartphones with older hardware.

The company claims that GPU Turbo improves graphics quality, even if a game does not support HDR visuals. It should also result in a more stable gaming experience as the traditional graphics processing framework is run at a lower layer system. GPU Turbo boosts graphics processing efficiency by up to 60% while reducing the SoC energy consumption by up to 30%, and will also support AR and VR applications in the future.