Pixelworks Partners with Tencent's Honor of Kings to Revolutionize Mobile Gaming Experience

Pixelworks' IRX Rendering Acceleration Technology Enhances Visuals and Performance in World's Leading MOBA Game

Pixelworks, Inc., a prominent provider of visual processing solutions, has joined forces with Tencent's TiMi Studio Group to elevate the mobile gaming experience for the globally popular game, Honor of Kings. Recognized as a standout within the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, Honor of Kings now integrates Pixelworks' innovative IRX rendering acceleration SDK. This collaboration enables certified devices to deliver an unparalleled 120fps gaming experience, offering detailed visuals with minimal system power consumption.

Honor of Kings, celebrated as Tencent's premier 5v5 team battle mobile game and the world's most played in its genre, has captivated players since its release. According to Sensor Tower's 2024 APAC Mobile Game Market Insights, it maintained its position as the top-grossing game from January to April 2024. With the rising popularity of high-profile mobile games, there is a growing demand among gamers for superior picture quality and high-frame-rate experiences. Higher frame rates ensure smoother visuals, enhancing character animations and enabling instantaneous skill execution. High picture quality, on the other hand, renders game visuals clearer and more realistic. Achieving this combination of performance benefits requires advanced processing and hardware capabilities, typically found in PC or console games.

To strike the optimal balance between visual performance and power efficiency, Pixelworks collaborated closely with the Honor of Kings technical team. Utilizing IRX rendering acceleration technology, the GPU on certified smartphones can render display content at lower frame rates and resolutions, reducing overall power consumption while maintaining stable and smooth 120fps high-resolution visual performance. This technological integration marks Honor of Kings as the first MOBA mobile game to incorporate IRX rendering acceleration.