Apparatus and method for providing subsystem processor based power shifting for peripheral devices

    公开(公告)号:US11815974B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-14

    申请号:US17385244

    申请日:2021-07-26

    CPC classification number: G06F1/3228 G06F1/266 G06F1/3209 G06F1/3296

    Abstract: A computing device and method controls power consumption of a graphics processing unit in the computing device by the GPU determining an allocated power for the USB device connected through a USB port, such as a USB-C port. The GPU issues allocated power information for the external USB device to cause the allocated power to be provided to the USB device and includes issuing allocated power information to a power delivery (PD) controller that is connected to a USB port. In some implementations, the GPU shifts at least a portion of the allocated power from the USB device back to the GPU in response to a usage change event associated with the USB device for improving GPU performance. The usage change event can be a disconnect event of the USB device, a power renegotiation event between the USB device and the GPU, or any other suitable usage change event.

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