Abstract: In one embodiment, a processor includes: a graphics processor to execute a workload; and a power controller coupled to the graphics processor. The power controller may include a voltage ramp circuit to receive a request for the graphics processor to operate at a first performance state having a first operating voltage and a first operating frequency and cause an output voltage of a voltage regulator to increase to the first operating voltage. The voltage ramp circuit may be configured to enable the graphics processor to execute the workload at an interim performance state having an interim operating voltage and an interim operating frequency when the output voltage reaches a minimum operating voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An embodiment of a graphics apparatus may include a processor, memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and a collaboration engine communicatively coupled to the processor to identify a shared graphics component between two or more users in an environment, and share the shared graphics components with the two or more users in the environment. Embodiments of the collaboration engine may include one or more of a centralized sharer, a depth sharer, a shared preprocessor, a multi-port graphics subsystem, and a decode sharer. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one processor core and at least one graphics processor. The at least one graphics processor may include a register file having a plurality of entries, where at least a portion of the at least one graphics processor is to operate at a first operating frequency and the register file is to operate at a second operating frequency greater than the first operating frequency, to enable the at least one graphics processor to issue a plurality of write requests to the register file in a single clock cycle at the first operating frequency and receive a plurality of data elements of a plurality of read requests from the register file in the single clock cycle at the first operating frequency. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A control surface tracks an individual cacheline in the original surface for frequent data values. If so, control surface bits are set. When reading a cacheline from memory, first the control surface bits are read. If they happen to be set, then the original memory read is skipped altogether and instead the bits from the control surface provide the value for the entire cacheline.

Abstract: A control surface tracks an individual cacheline in the original surface for frequent data values. If so, control surface bits are set. When reading a cacheline from memory, first the control surface bits are read. If they happen to be set, then the original memory read is skipped altogether and instead the bits from the control surface provide the value for the entire cacheline.

Abstract: By shutting off keeper transistors during pre-charge, the aging on these devices may be reduced. This means that a relatively weaker keeper may be used for noise compared to an overdesigned stronger keeper. Using a relatively weaker keeper circuit results in a faster evaluation stage and improved minimum read voltage in some embodiments.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a graphics processor includes a register file having a plurality of storage segments to store information and output a plurality of segment outputs via a plurality of segmented bitlines to a static logic circuit to receive the plurality of segment outputs from the plurality of storage segments and to output read data based on the plurality of segment outputs. The register file may output the read data with a same amount of power without regard to a logic state of the read data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: By shutting off keeper transistors during pre-charge, the aging on these devices may be reduced. This means that a relatively weaker keeper may be used for noise compared to an overdesigned stronger keeper. Using a relatively weaker keeper circuit results in a faster evaluation stage and improved minimum read voltage in some embodiments.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment each page table entry maps a variable page size (per entry), if multiple continuous virtual pages map to contiguous physical pages. This may drastically reduce the number of translation lookaside buffer (TLB) entries needed since each entry can potentially map a larger chunk of memory, in some embodiments.

Abstract: A control surface tracks an individual cacheline in the original surface for frequent data values. If so, control surface bits are set. When reading a cacheline from memory, first the control surface bits are read. If they happen to be set, then the original memory read is skipped altogether and instead the bits from the control surface provide the value for the entire cacheline.

Abstract: A pulse triggered flip flop circuit includes an exclusive OR clock generating stage that receives an input clock, data and produces an output clock pulse. The stage produces a output clock pulse that only goes away when the data is fully captured. The stage disables the output clock pulse only when the data is fully captured. Moreover, the circuit only toggles when the input data changes, reducing power consumption in some embodiments.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a graphics processor includes a register file having a plurality of storage segments to store information and output a plurality of segment outputs via a plurality of segmented bitlines to a static logic circuit to receive the plurality of segment outputs from the plurality of storage segments and to output read data based on the plurality of segment outputs. The register file may output the read data with a same amount of power without regard to a logic state of the read data. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment each page table entry maps a variable page size (per entry), if multiple continuous virtual pages map to contiguous physical pages. This may drastically reduce the number of translation lookaside buffer (TLB) entries needed since each entry can potentially map a larger chunk of memory, in some embodiments.

Abstract: A hybrid hierarchical cache is implemented at the same level in the access pipeline, to get the faster access behavior of a smaller cache and, at the same time, a higher hit rate at lower power for a larger cache, in some embodiments. A split cache at the same level in the access pipeline includes two caches that work together. In the hybrid, split, low level cache (e.g., L1) evictions are coordinated locally between the two L1 portions, and on a miss to both L1 portions, a line is allocated from a larger L2 cache to the smallest L1 cache.

Abstract: A pulse triggered flip flop circuit includes an exclusive OR clock generating stage that receives an input clock, data and produces an output clock pulse. The stage produces a output clock pulse that only goes away when the data is fully captured. The stage disables the output clock pulse only when the data is fully captured. Moreover, the circuit only toggles when the input data changes, reducing power consumption in some embodiments.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment each page table entry maps a variable page size (per entry), if multiple continuous virtual pages map to contiguous physical pages. This may drastically reduce the number of translation lookaside buffer (TLB) entries needed since each entry can potentially map a larger chunk of memory, in some embodiments.

Abstract: By predicting future memory subsystem request behavior based on live memory subsystem usage history collection, a preferred setting for handling predicted upcoming request behavior may be generated and used to dynamically reconfigure the memory subsystem. This mechanism can be done continuously and in real time during to ensure active tracking of system behavior.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus comprises a processor to monitor cache utilization of an application during execution of the application for a workload; and a memory to store cache utilization statistics responsive to the monitored cache utilization. The processor is to determine an optimal cache configuration for the application based at least in part on the cache utilization statistics for the workload such that a smallest amount of cache is turned on for subsequent executions of the workload by the application.

Abstract: Power for on-die heavily used local memories in general purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) applications may be reduced by using low latency read and high latency write operations. Power consumption in read heavy graphic operations can be reduced using a small memory footprint design with possible reduction of hot spotting in some embodiments.

Abstract: An embodiment of a graphics apparatus may include a processor, memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and a collaboration engine communicatively coupled to the processor to identify a shared graphics component between two or more users in an environment, and share the shared graphics components with the two or more users in the environment. Embodiments of the collaboration engine may include one or more of a centralized sharer, a depth sharer, a shared preprocessor, a multi-port graphics subsystem, and a decode sharer. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.