Vivante Corporation#Products

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Vivante Corporation was a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with an R&D center in Shanghai, China. The company was founded in 2004 as GiQuila and focused on the portable gaming market. The company's first product was a DirectX-compatible graphics processing unit (GPU) capable of playing PC games.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} In 2007, GiQuila changed its name to Vivante and shifted the direction of the company to the design and licensing of embedded graphics processing unit designs. The company licensed its Mobile Visual Reality to semiconductor solution providers, serving embedded computing markets for mobile gaming, high-definition home entertainment, image processing, and automotive display and entertainment.

Vivante used to be named as a contributor to the HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture) Foundation.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-20 |title=HSA Foundation home page |url=http://hsafoundation.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220214356/http://hsafoundation.com/ |archive-date=2013-12-20}}

In 2015, VeriSilicon Holdings Co., Ltd. acquired Vivante Corporation in an all-stock transaction.{{cite web |date=2015-10-12 |title=VeriSilicon to Acquire Vivante Corporation in All-Stock Transaction |url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/index.php/en/media-article/news/303-20151012-verisilicon-to-acquire-vivante.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026015759/http://www.vivantecorp.com/index.php/en/media-article/news/303-20151012-verisilicon-to-acquire-vivante.html |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |access-date=2015-10-14 |publisher=Vivante Corporation |df=mdy-all}}

Products

After its business pivot, Vivante developed a range of GPU cores that are compliant with the OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0 standards as well as the OpenVG standard. Created by VeriSilicon support for the Vulkan API 1.0 and for OpenVX 1.0 is provided for at least 6 major desktop and embedded operating systems.[http://www.verisilicon.com/IPPortfolio_2_112_2_VivanteVisionIP.html VeriSilicon: Embedded Vivante Dedicated Vision IP]

2D graphics products & Vector GPUs, summarized by the vendor under the term "Composition Processing Cores" (CPC),{{cite web|url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/en/technology/composition.html|title=Composition Processing Cores (CPC)}} sometimes mentioned with the feature of single pass composition blending capability of 8 or higher, are the GC300,{{cite web|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fdatasheet%2F18712%2FIP%2FGC300-Vivante%3Fs%3DVivante&logerr=1|title=Vivante GC300 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog|website=www.chipestimate.com}} GC320, GC350{{cite web|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fdatasheet%2F18713%2FIP%2FGC350-Vivante%3Fs%3DVivante&logerr=1|title=Vivante GC350 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog|website=www.chipestimate.com}} and GP355 (OpenVG core{{cite web|url=https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/playback/Playback.do?id=bs7x8t|title=Recording Not Found|website=cc.readytalk.com}})with the additional listing of GC200 and GC420.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2013/01/19/gpus-comparison-arm-mali-vs-vivante-gcxxx-vs-powervr-sgx-vs-nvidia-geforce-ulp/|title=GPUs Comparison: ARM Mali vs Vivante GCxxx vs PowerVR SGX vs Nvidia Geforce ULP|last=cnxsoft|date=January 19, 2013}}

NXP further mentions GC255 in a presentation for their i.MX models.[http://cache.freescale.com/files/training/doc/dwf/DWF13_AMF_CON_T1025.pdf 2D and 3D Graphics in Freescale Devices]

The NXP i.MX8 series will come with 2 units of the GC7000Lite or GC7000 vector processor.{{cite web|title=i.MX8 Factsheet|url=http://www.nxp.com/files/32bit/doc/fact_sheet/IMX8FAMFS.pdf?fasp=1&WT_TYPE=Fact%20Sheets&WT_VENDOR=FREESCALE&WT_FILE_FORMAT=pdf&WT_ASSET=Documentation&fileExt=.pdf|website=NXP|access-date=6 October 2016}}

For 3D graphics products please see the table below.

Legend for the notes in below listing:

Pipelined FP/INT double (64-bit), single/high (32-bit) and half precision/medium (16-bit) precision IEEE formats for GPU Compute and HDR graphics, Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/en/technology/3d.html|title="Vivante Vega 3D Technology", section "Unified Shader Architecture"}}

rowspan=2\|Series !rowspan=2\|Model !rowspan=2\|Date !rowspan=2\|Shader Cores SP/Half (mode) !rowspan=2\|Silicon area (mm²) !rowspan=2\|Core Clock Max in MHz !rowspan=2\|Shader Clock Max in MHz !colspan=4\|Fillrate !rowspan=2\|Bus width (bit) !colspan=5\|API (version) !rowspan=2\|Shader GFLOPS (High=SP / Medium=Half) !rowspan=2\|Usage
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M triangles/s !G vertices/s !(GP/s) !(GT/s) !OpenGL ES !OpenVG !OpenCL !OpenGL !Direct3D
rowspan = 2 \| GCNano	GCNano Lite		1 (VEC-4)	0.3 @ 28 nm	100–200 @ 28HPM \| 100–200 @ 28HPM \| 40	0.1	0.2			N/A	rowspan="24" \|1.1 \| rowspan="2" \| N/A	N/A \|N/A \| 3.2?
GCNano		1 (VEC-4)	0.5 @ 28 nm	200 @ 28HPM	200 @ 28HPM	40	0.1	0.2			rowspan="2" \| 2.0			3.2{{cite web\|url=https://bensontao.wordpress.com/tag/vivante-gpu/\|title=Vivante GPU « GPU Talk}}	STM32MP157
rowspan = 2 \| GCNano Ultra (Vega-Lite)	GCNano Ultra		1 (VEC-4)	1 @ 28 nm	400 @ 28HPM	800 @ 28HPM	80	0.2	0.4			rowspan="2" \|1.2 optional \|		6.4	NXP i.MX8M Mini
GCNano Ultra3		1 (VEC-4)	1.6 @ 28 nm	400 @ 28HPM	800 @ 28HPM	80	0.2	0.4?		\|3.0			6.4?
GC200	GC200			0.57 @ 65 nm{{cite web\|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fip.php%3Fid%3D18711&logerr=1\|title=Vivante GC200 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog\|website=www.chipestimate.com}}	250 @ 65nmLP 375 @ 65nmG+				0.375		32/16 \| {{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}		Jz4760[http://kyokojap.myweb.hinet.net/gpu_gflops/ Mobile GPU (Vivante Graphics ...)]
rowspan = 2 \| GC400	GC400		1 (VEC-4) 4 (VEC-1)	1.4 2 @ 65 nm{{cite web\|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fdatasheet%2F18715%2FIP%2FGC400-Vivante%3Fs%3DVivante&logerr=1\|title=Vivante GC400 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog\|website=www.chipestimate.com}}	250 @ 65nmLP 375 @ 65nmG+		19	0.094	0.188		32/16 \| rowspan=3 \| 2.0[https://web.archive.org/web/20130116042712/http://www.vivantecorp.com/Product_Brief.pdf Vivante Product Brief]	1.1 EP	{{N/A}}	11	3	NXP i.MX6 SoloX: GC400T
GC500{{cite web\|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080801005033/en/Company-Profile-Vivante-Corporation\|title=Company Profile for Vivante Corporation\|date=August 1, 2008\|website=www.businesswire.com}}										32/16 \|				PXA920: GC530
GC600	GC600		1 (VEC-4) 4 (VEC-1)								32/16 \| 1.2/1.1	3.0/2.1	11		CuBox
rowspan = 3 \| GC800	GC800		1 (VEC-4) 4 (VEC-1)	2.5 3.38 @ 65 nm{{cite web\|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fdatasheet%2F18719%2FIP%2FGC800-Vivante%3Fs%3DVivante&logerr=1\|title=Vivante GC800 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog\|website=www.chipestimate.com}}	800 @ 28HPM 250 @ 65nmLP 375 @ 65nmG+	1000 @ 28HPM	38 @ 65nmG+	0.188 @ 65nmG+	0.375 @ 65nmG+		32/16 \| rowspan=16 \| 3.0{{cite web \| url=http://www.khronos.org/news/permalink/vivante-shipping-gpu-cores-designed-to-support-the-latest-opengl-es-3.0-spe \| title=Vivante shipping GPU cores designed to support the latest OpenGL ES 3.0 specification \| access-date=September 13, 2014}}	rowspan=4 \| 1.2 optional \| 3.0/2.1	11	8 / 16{{cite web\|url=https://streamhpc.com/knowledge/sdks/vivante-gpu/\|title=Vivante GPU (Freescale i.MX6)}}	RK291x, ATM7013, ATM7019
GC860		1 (VEC-4) 4 (VEC-1)	? @ 65nm{{cite web\|url=https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/vivante-gc860-gpu-specs/\|title=Vivante GC860 GPU Specs - GadgetVersus\|website=gadgetversus.com}}	444		35		0.3		32/16 \| 3.0/2.1	11		Jz4770: GCW Zero NOVO7
GC880		1 (VEC-4) 4 (VEC-1)				35	0.1	0.266		32/16 \| 3.0/2.1	11	3.2{{cite web\|url=https://community.nxp.com/thread/360358\|title=i.MX6SDL GC880 performance. - NXP Community\|website=community.nxp.com\|date=July 31, 2015 }}	NXP i.MX6 Solo and DualLite
rowspan = 3 \| GCx000	GC1000 (Vega-Lite)		2 (VEC-4) 8 (VEC-1)	3.5 4.26 @ 65 nm{{cite web\|url=https://www.chipestimate.com/log.php?from=%2Fdatasheet%2F18720%2FIP%2FGC1000-Vivante%3Fs%3DVivante&logerr=1\|title=Vivante GC1000 - ChipEstimate.com IP Catalog\|website=www.chipestimate.com}}	800 @ 28HPM 500 @ 65nmLP 750 @ 65nmG+	1000 @ 28HPM	123 58 @ 65nmG+	0.5 0.375 @ 65nmG+	0.8 0.75 @ 65nmG+		32/16 \| 3.0/2.1	11	16	ATM7029: GC1000+, Marvell PXA986,{{Cite web \|url=http://system-on-a-chip.findthedata.org/l/161/Marvell-PXA986 \|title=Marvell PXA986 Technical Specifications \|access-date=September 25, 2013 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130925124342/http://system-on-a-chip.findthedata.org/l/161/Marvell-PXA986 \|archive-date=September 25, 2013 \|url-status=dead \|df=mdy-all }} PXA988, PXA1088
GC2000		4 (VEC-4) 16 (VEC-1)	6.9	800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	267	1	1.6		32/16 \| rowspan=12 \| 1.2	3.0/2.1	11	32	NXP i.MX6 Dual and Quad
GC4000		8 (VEC-4) 32 (VEC-1)	12.4	800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	267	2	1.6		8 \| 3.0/2.1	11	64	HiSilicon K3V2
rowspan = 3 \| Vega xX	GC3000 (Vega 1X)		4/8 (VEC-4) 16/32 (VEC-1)		800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	267	1	1.6		8/4 \| 3.0/2.1	11	32 / 64{{cite web\|url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/index.php/en/technology/gpgpu.html\|title=GPGPU - Vivante Corporation\|website=www.vivantecorp.com}}	NXP S32V234{{cite web\|url=https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/arm-based-processors-and-mcus/s32-automotive-platform/vision-processor-for-front-and-surround-view-camera-machine-learning-and-sensor-fusion-applications:S32V234\|title=S32V234 Vision and Sensor Fusion Processor Family-NXP\|website=www.nxp.com}}
GC5000 (Vega 2X)		8/16 (VEC-4) 32/64 (VEC-1)		800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	267	1	1.6		32/16 \| 3.0/2.1	11	64 / 128	Marvell PXA1928{{cite web\|url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2014/02/26/marvell-armada-mobile-pxa1928-soc-features-four-cortex-a53-cores-vivante-gc5000-gpu-and-lte/\|title=Marvell ARMADA Mobile PXA1928 SoC Features Four Cortex A53 Cores, Vivante GC5000 GPU, and LTE\|last=cnxsoft\|date=February 26, 2014}}
GC6000 (Vega 4X) GC6400?		16/32 (VEC-4) 64/128 (VEC-1)		800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	533	4	3.2		32/16 \| 3.0/2.1	11	128 / 256
rowspan = 6 \| GC7000 (Vega 8X) {{cite web\|url=https://www.cnx-software.com/2014/04/19/vivante-gc7000/\|title=Vivante Unveils Details About GC7000 Series GPU IP Family\|last=cnxsoft\|date=April 19, 2014}}	GC7000 UltraLite GC1500?{{cite web\|url=http://www.linleygroup.com/newsletters/newsletter_detail.php?num=5259\|title=The Linley Group - Marvell Extends LTE Lineup\|website=www.linleygroup.com}}		8 Vega					0.5		0.8	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	16 / 32	Marvell PXA1908{{cite web\|url=http://gfxbench.com/\|title=GFXBench - Unified cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark database\|website=The cross-platform performance site}}NXP i.MX8M Nano{{Cite press release\|url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/02/26/1742109/0/en/NXP-Accelerates-Edge-Computing-Revolution.html\|title=NXP Accelerates Edge Computing Revolution\|last=Inc\|first=NXP USA\|date=2019-02-26\|website=GlobeNewswire News Room\|access-date=2019-09-06}}
GC7000 Lite GC7000L?		16 Vega					1		1.6	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	32 / 64	Marvel PXA1936 NXP i.MX 8QuadPlus NXP i.MX 8Quad NXP i.MX8M
GC7000		32 Vega		800 @ 28HPM	1000 @ 28HPM	1067	2	6.4	3.2	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	64 / 128	NXP i.MX 8QuadMax
GC7200		64 Vega					4		6.4	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	128 / 256
GC7400		128 Vega					8		12.8	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	256 / 512
GC7600		256 Vega					16		25.6	32/16	3.0/2.1	11	512 / 1024
rowspan = 1 \| GC8000	GC8000
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Adoption

They have announced that as of 2009 they have at least fifteen licensees who have used their GPUs in twenty embedded designs.{{cite press release |title=Vivante Corporation Signs 15th GPU Licensee |date=June 8, 2009 |url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/licensee.html |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120024258/http://www.vivantecorp.com/licensee.html |archive-date=November 20, 2009}} Application processors using Vivante GPU technology:

Marvell ARMADA range of SoCs{{cite press release |title=Vivante GPUs Power Marvell ARMADA Application Processors |date=October 27, 2009 |url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/mrvl.html |access-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106192143/http://www.vivantecorp.com/mrvl.html |archive-date=November 6, 2009}}
NXP / Freescale i.MX Series{{cite press release |title=Vivante GPU IP Cores Power the Latest Freescale i.MX 6 Series of Application Processors |date=April 26, 2011 |url=http://www.vivantecorp.com/index.php/en/media-article/news/121-vivante-gpu-ip-cores-power-the-latest-freescale-i-mx-6-series-of-application-processors.html |access-date=July 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041402/http://www.vivantecorp.com/index.php/en/media-article/news/121-vivante-gpu-ip-cores-power-the-latest-freescale-i-mx-6-series-of-application-processors.html |archive-date=August 10, 2016}}
Ingenic Semiconductor Jz4770{{cite press release

|title = Vivante GPU Core Brings Android 3.0 Honeycomb Support to Ingenic's Latest JZ4770 Application Processor

|date = June 13, 2011

|url = http://www.vivantecorp.com/ingenic.html

|access-date = December 13, 2011

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120603105014/http://www.vivantecorp.com/ingenic.html

|archive-date = June 3, 2012

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|df = mdy-all

}}

ICT Godson-2H{{cite press release |title=Chinese Academy of Sciences Selects Vivante as GPU Partner for Netbooks |date=June 29, 2009 |url=http://vivantecorp.com/ICT.html |access-date=December 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120024001/http://www.vivantecorp.com/ICT.html |archive-date=November 20, 2009}}{{cite web

| title = Guess what is ready for tape out: It has a MIPS core and a GPU from Vivante

| date = April 28, 2011

| url = http://semiaccurate.com/2011/04/28/guess-what-is-ready-for-tape-out/

| access-date = December 13, 2011}}

Rockchip RK2918
Actions Semiconductor ATM7029
HiSilicon K3V2
InfoTM iMAP×210{{cite web |title=盈方微电子股份有限公司 |url=http://www.infotmic.com.cn/x210 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120082048/http://www.infotmic.com.cn/x210 |archive-date=2015-01-20 |access-date=2015-10-06 |publisher=InfoTM}}

GC8000 Series

After Vivante was sold to VeriSilicon the Arcturus GC8000 series was released by VeriSilicon, which supports newer technologies such as OpenCL 3.0, OpenVX 1.2, OpenVG 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenGL 4.0 and Vulkan 1.1.{{Cite web |title=Verisilicon Arcturus GC8000 series |url=http://www.verisilicon.com/en/IPPortfolio/GPUArcturusGraphicsIP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604073701/http://www.verisilicon.com/en/IPPortfolio/GPUArcturusGraphicsIP |archive-date=2020-06-04}}

Linux support

{{Main article|Free and open-source graphics device driver#Vivante}}

There are no plans on writing a new DRM/KMS driver kernel driver for the Vivante hardware, since Vivante previously put out their Linux kernel component under the GNU General Public License (GPL), instead of maintaining it as a proprietary blob. The free Gallium3D-style device driver etna_viv has surpassed Vivante's own proprietary user-space driver in some benchmarks.{{cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Etnaviv-2020-Driver-Progress|title=Open-Source Vivante Driver In Some Cases Outperforming Proprietary Driver}} It supports Vivante's product line of GC400 Series, GC800 Series, GC1000 Series, GC2000 Series, GC3000 Series, GC4000 Series, and GC7000lite.{{cite web |url=https://github.com/laanwj/etna_viv |title=etna_pipe is currently compatible with at least the following GC chips|website=GitHub |date=October 29, 2022 }}