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[Read more](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/review-retroid-pocket-3) [![IMG DXT](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/hubfs/for%20the%20masses.png)](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/truly-global-illumination-ray-tracing-for-the-masses) ## [Truly global illumination: ray tracing for the masses](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/truly-global-illumination-ray-tracing-for-the-masses) [GPU](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/tag/gpu) [Ray tracing](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/tag/ray-tracing) 1 min read In 2021, Imagination introduced the world’s first real-time, hardware-based ray tracing GPU... [Read more](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/truly-global-illumination-ray-tracing-for-the-masses) ### Subscribe to our blog ### Introducing E-Series GPU Imagination E-Series GPU IP breaks through the barriers of throughput, memory, and power at the edge.Built for next-gen AI, E-Series delivers high performance and adaptability across mobile, automotive, desktop, and consumer markets, avoiding the rigidity of fixed-function accelerators while retaining the flexibility of GPU programmability. [Learn more](https://www.imaginationtech.com/products/e-series/) [![](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/hubfs/elektra-awards-2022.jpg)](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/imagination-powervr-sdk-wins-design-tool-and-development-software-product-of-the-year) ## [Imagination PowerVR SDK wins Design Tool and Development Software Product of the Year](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/imagination-powervr-sdk-wins-design-tool-and-development-software-product-of-the-year) [Developers](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/tag/developers) [Awards](https://blog.imaginationtech.com/tag/awards) Imagination Technologies were awarded Design Tool and Development Software Product of the Year at... 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