Lucid and ASUS Announce Desktop PC Power Optimization
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Posted on June 4, 2014 at 8:14:01 AM
Lucid and ASUS Announce Desktop PC Power Optimization
ASUS ROG G20 Desktop in Conjunction with Lucid VirtuWatt to Fully Power-Down Discrete GPU and Reduce Noise
NETANYA, Israel, June 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Lucidlogix(R) [http://www.lucidlogix.com ] (Lucid), pioneers in multi GPU
virtualization technologies, and ASUS [https://www.asus.com/us ], the leader in PC
solutions, today announced the integration of Lucid VirtuWatt software
[http://lucidlogix.com/products/virtuwatt ] inside select models of ASUS desktops
[https://www.asus.com/us/Desktops ]. VirtuWatt will automatically and seamlessly power-off
discrete GPU when not required, and power-on again when needed. This dramatically
minimizes power draw, maximizes system life and reduces noise levels making the ASUS ROG
G20 [https://www.asus.com/us/Desktops ] the ideal solution for ultimate marathon gaming
session.
The recently launched ASUS G20, an extremely powerful compact gaming desktop PC, which
the Eco Energy Mode integrate VirtuWatt, Lucid's eco-friendly GPU virtualization
technology into its new system, resulting in a more powerful, cost-efficient PC user
experience. In addition to extending overall system longevity, VirtuWatt dramatically
reduces power consumption, noise and heat. This new integration of the field-proven
VirtuWatt solution enables reduced power consumption, noise and heat by electrical
power-down of the discrete GPU. The VirtuWatt solution seamlessly switches processing
workloads between the discrete and integrated GPUs, resulting in optimal use of resources
while maintaining maximal performance when required. Integration of the VirtuWatt solution
includes a simple modification of the motherboard or VGA card, which is included in the
VirtuWatt reference design. The technology enables gamers to do tasks without VGA
performance such as downloading their favorite games without much energy consumption.
"Lucid is recognized as number one in the industry and their solution is precisely
what we were looking for," said Mr. Joe Hsieh, Corporate Vice President & General Manager
of ASUS Desktop Systems. "Lucid GPU virtualization technology translates into enhanced PC
performance and it's cost-efficient. With Lucid inside, we are confident that we are
bringing a viable and exciting new product to the market."
Systems running powerful games and professional applications, such Computer Aided
Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and video editing, rely on high-performance,
power-hungry discrete GPUs to handle significantly heavy loads. When the graphics
processor remains idle, although it continues to draw energy from the power source, it is
at this stage that VirtuWatt [http://lucidlogix.com/products/virtuwatt ] shuts down the
discrete GPU when not in use, keeping it cool, and dramatically reducing the power draw.
"We are especially proud to be part of an ASUS product and to embedding our technology
into a system designed by a global market leader," said Elad Dubzinski, COO, Lucidlogix.
"Based on our close cooperation to date, we welcome this opportunity of partnering with
ASUS to once again change the desktop system game now - and well into the future."
Reference design is currently available from Lucid.
About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world's
best-selling, most award-winning, motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital
era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's
digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics
cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers,
multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones.
Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,256 awards in 2013 and is widely
credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC(TM). ASUS has more than
13,600 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 4,500 engineers. Company
revenue for 2013 was approximately US$14 billion.
About LucidLogix
LucidLogix Solutions (http://www.lucidlogix.com), headquartered in Israel,
develops technology for mobile software implementation that dramatically improves graphics
performance, while reducing power consumption. Lucid's mission is to satisfy the global
demand for more performance and longer mobility experience by expanding proprietary
algorithms and software technologies to handhelds, tablets, Smartphone's and the Cloud.
Lucid's Virtu MVP, Virtual Vsync, HyperFormance and the underlining technologies have
redefined the gaming experience with improved responsiveness, accelerated frame rates and
eliminated visual artifacts.
LucidLogix and Virtu are trademarks or registered trademarks of LucidLogix. All other
trademarks or trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact
Lynn Kolevsohn
+972-9-8649649
lynn@lucidlogix.com
LucidLogix Solutions
ASUS ROG G20 Desktop in Conjunction with Lucid VirtuWatt to Fully Power-Down Discrete GPU and Reduce Noise
NETANYA, Israel, June 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Lucidlogix(R) [http://www.lucidlogix.com ] (Lucid), pioneers in multi GPU
virtualization technologies, and ASUS [https://www.asus.com/us ], the leader in PC
solutions, today announced the integration of Lucid VirtuWatt software
[http://lucidlogix.com/products/virtuwatt ] inside select models of ASUS desktops
[https://www.asus.com/us/Desktops ]. VirtuWatt will automatically and seamlessly power-off
discrete GPU when not required, and power-on again when needed. This dramatically
minimizes power draw, maximizes system life and reduces noise levels making the ASUS ROG
G20 [https://www.asus.com/us/Desktops ] the ideal solution for ultimate marathon gaming
session.
The recently launched ASUS G20, an extremely powerful compact gaming desktop PC, which
the Eco Energy Mode integrate VirtuWatt, Lucid's eco-friendly GPU virtualization
technology into its new system, resulting in a more powerful, cost-efficient PC user
experience. In addition to extending overall system longevity, VirtuWatt dramatically
reduces power consumption, noise and heat. This new integration of the field-proven
VirtuWatt solution enables reduced power consumption, noise and heat by electrical
power-down of the discrete GPU. The VirtuWatt solution seamlessly switches processing
workloads between the discrete and integrated GPUs, resulting in optimal use of resources
while maintaining maximal performance when required. Integration of the VirtuWatt solution
includes a simple modification of the motherboard or VGA card, which is included in the
VirtuWatt reference design. The technology enables gamers to do tasks without VGA
performance such as downloading their favorite games without much energy consumption.
"Lucid is recognized as number one in the industry and their solution is precisely
what we were looking for," said Mr. Joe Hsieh, Corporate Vice President & General Manager
of ASUS Desktop Systems. "Lucid GPU virtualization technology translates into enhanced PC
performance and it's cost-efficient. With Lucid inside, we are confident that we are
bringing a viable and exciting new product to the market."
Systems running powerful games and professional applications, such Computer Aided
Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC) and video editing, rely on high-performance,
power-hungry discrete GPUs to handle significantly heavy loads. When the graphics
processor remains idle, although it continues to draw energy from the power source, it is
at this stage that VirtuWatt [http://lucidlogix.com/products/virtuwatt ] shuts down the
discrete GPU when not in use, keeping it cool, and dramatically reducing the power draw.
"We are especially proud to be part of an ASUS product and to embedding our technology
into a system designed by a global market leader," said Elad Dubzinski, COO, Lucidlogix.
"Based on our close cooperation to date, we welcome this opportunity of partnering with
ASUS to once again change the desktop system game now - and well into the future."
Reference design is currently available from Lucid.
About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world's
best-selling, most award-winning, motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital
era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's
digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics
cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers,
multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones.
Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,256 awards in 2013 and is widely
credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC(TM). ASUS has more than
13,600 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 4,500 engineers. Company
revenue for 2013 was approximately US$14 billion.
About LucidLogix
LucidLogix Solutions (http://www.lucidlogix.com), headquartered in Israel,
develops technology for mobile software implementation that dramatically improves graphics
performance, while reducing power consumption. Lucid's mission is to satisfy the global
demand for more performance and longer mobility experience by expanding proprietary
algorithms and software technologies to handhelds, tablets, Smartphone's and the Cloud.
Lucid's Virtu MVP, Virtual Vsync, HyperFormance and the underlining technologies have
redefined the gaming experience with improved responsiveness, accelerated frame rates and
eliminated visual artifacts.
LucidLogix and Virtu are trademarks or registered trademarks of LucidLogix. All other
trademarks or trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact
Lynn Kolevsohn
+972-9-8649649
lynn@lucidlogix.com
LucidLogix Solutions