As the recognition of smartphones has elevated, so too has the recognition of cell video games within the mainstream gaming market. Right this moment, increasingly shoppers need to expertise their PC and console video games with good graphics on their cell gadgets, driving up the expectations for smartphone gaming efficiency.
The Galaxy S23 sequence, Samsung Electronics’ flagship smartphone unveiled on February 1, boasts the very best and strongest GPU, which reinforces efficiency by 41% in comparison with the earlier model, and Ray Tracing, which brings true-to-life lighting to cell gaming, have gained the eye of avid gamers worldwide.
▲ Ray Tracing expertise, which creates an immersive cell gaming expertise, on the Galaxy S23 sequence, was launched at Galaxy Unpacked 2023
Samsung Newsroom sat down with the builders of Ray Tracing, not too long ago launched to the Galaxy S23 sequence, to know the story behind how the group upgraded the cell gaming expertise. Learn on to be taught extra about one of many greatest leaps in smartphone gaming graphics in years.
Ray Tracing: Degree Up Your Gaming Expertise With True-to-Life Graphics
Ray Tracing is the newest rendering technique that manifests graphic results in actual time by tracing rays of sunshine. The Galaxy S23 sequence’ GPU is supplied with special-purpose {hardware} to speed up these ray tracing simulations much like a desktop GPU, displaying shadows and light-weight reflections in cell video games in a way more sensible method.
▲ (From the left) Jungwoo Kim and Joonyong Park, the builders of Ray Tracing expertise from the System Platform R&D Group of Samsung Electronics’ MX Enterprise
System Platform Growth Group’s Jungwoo Kim, who managed the GPU improvement for the Galaxy S23 sequence, described Ray Tracing expertise as “the final word graphic rendering technique.”
“Ray Tracing is a posh simulation that traces how the optic nerve of an eye fixed receives a ray of sunshine after being mirrored, refracted or diffracted by an object,” mentioned Kim. “It’s similar to how mild is definitely processed.”
“The earlier rasterization method is restricted, leading to awkward and inaccurate expressions,” mentioned Joonyong Park, who managed GPU technical assist and each inside and exterior cooperation for this new product. “In terms of the shadow impact, for example, the earlier technique used to undertaking an object on a scene to create a shadow map upfront and regulate that on the item once more. Alternatively, Ray Tracing simulates the precise impact of how shadows are fashioned, which seems precisely and realistically onscreen — so customers can get pleasure from extra natural-looking graphics.”
Bridging the Hole Between Desktop and Cell Graphics With the Galaxy S23 Collection
Since 2010, Samsung has targeted on breaking down the boundaries between console, desktop and cell by increasing the efficiency and vary of its graphics API (utility programming interface). By partnering with main trade gamers, Samsung has led the best way in standardizing its newest expertise because the frequent API. In doing so, extra firms can simply apply the newest expertise to extra video games and increase their related ecosystems.
“In 2016, we standardized the next-generation graphics API known as Vulkan launched by the Khronos Group and succeeded in commercialization by way of the Galaxy S7,” mentioned Kim. “However, we’ve been engaged on superior GPU improvement with companions like Epic Video games and Unity to optimize the efficiency of Android video games since 2015, earlier than Vulkan was built-in into Galaxy gadgets. The optimization code we acquired by working collectively was offered to recreation builders first and made the profitable case for Vulkan and engine optimization. The achievement was introduced at varied developer conferences.”
▲ Jungwoo Kim from the System Platform R&D Group of Samsung Electronics’ MX Enterprise
In step with the latest rising tendencies in cross-platform video games, Samsung quickly utilized desktop GPU expertise to their cell GPU. “With shut cooperation with the AP distributors, we’ve continued to enhance the efficiency of the newest cell GPU for flagship merchandise,” mentioned Park. “With the rise in shoppers demanding that the graphic high quality on their cell gadgets matches the standard of consoles, we’ve been getting ready to supply Ray Tracing expertise in cell recreation engines since two years in the past,” he mentioned, describing his group’s proactive effort to steer this cell innovation.
Multi-Participant Collaboration Driving Cell Efficiency
The builders cooperated with Samsung R&D Institute Ukraine (SRUKR) and varied associate firms, together with Epic Video games, the developer of Unreal Engine, to organize the very best graphics.
▲ Galaxy Unpacked 2023 demo content material was created in partnership with Epic Video games. In comparison with the earlier rasterization rendering technique (proper), the Ray Tracing technique (left) simulates extra sensible graphics.
Kim defined that the demo contents launched on the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 had been a group effort. “That is an space that we’ve been engaged on in collaboration with a recreation engine developer and recreation builders,” mentioned Kim. “We saved making varied makes an attempt for environment friendly rendering. Because of this, we had been in a position to overcome challenges by decreasing the variety of computations whereas sustaining the identical degree of high quality.”
▲ Content material demonstration developed by Samsung Electronics. In comparison with the earlier technique of rasterization rendering (beneath), Ray Tracing expertise (above) permits for extra sensible graphics with Dynamic Shadow.
▲ Joonyong Park from the System Platform R&D Group of Samsung Electronics’ MX Enterprise
Park additionally shared an episode from when he was engaged on the Galaxy S7 product improvement.
“I keep in mind creating a content material demonstration on the Epic Video games head workplace in North Carolina within the U.S.,” mentioned Park. “We efficiently rendered a demo recreation the place a rooster character appeared utilizing the Vulkan API for the primary time. As quickly because the rooster character appeared for the primary time after fixing an error, everybody from Epic Video games, SRUKR and colleagues from MX R&D group all cheered. Then, all of us celebrated with a cocktail party, the place all of us ate fried rooster.” Park thanked his colleagues with whom he had labored so exhausting to realize this feat.
Galaxy S23 Collection Opens a New Paradigm for Cell Gaming
So what does the longer term appear to be during which Ray Tracing expertise is commercialized? “Any further, I count on the pipeline of making and consuming graphic content material to vary in a manner that’s aligned with Ray Tracing,” mentioned Park. “On this course of, we count on that cell gadgets with each portability and high-performance {hardware} on par with consoles will contribute to the modifications.”
▲ Ray Tracing expertise on the Galaxy S23
“You may actually count on an attention grabbing gaming expertise,” mentioned the builders of Ray Tracing, talking to the followers wanting ahead to the brand new Galaxy flagship’s gaming efficiency. The builders additionally shared their plans to make use of this expertise broadly, beginning with the Galaxy S23 sequence.
“Ray Tracing expertise is now solely beginning to go cell. Since Samsung has been researching and getting ready this expertise for a very long time, our firm will lead the trade and rapidly increase this expertise,” mentioned Kim. “Our subsequent objective is to seek out the optimum technique to use Ray Tracing in lots of cell gadgets and supply an excellent gaming expertise to the customers.”
▲ (From the left) Jungwoo Kim and Joonyong Park from the System Platform R&D Group of Samsung Electronics’ MX Enterprise pose with the Galaxy S23, which introduces Ray Tracing to cell gaming.
“The cell video games that assist Ray Tracing aren’t obtainable available in the market but, but when there’s a recreation firm that reveals an curiosity in new cell GPU expertise, it will likely be greater than welcome,” mentioned Park. When requested about the way forward for cell gaming efficiency, Park replied that they had been “working very exhausting to use Ray Tracing expertise to extra cell video games.”
The builders’ long-term imaginative and prescient is to current much more immersive cell gaming experiences with sensible graphics sooner or later.
Watch the video beneath to be taught extra about Ray Tracing expertise on the Galaxy S23 sequence.