Graphics processing unit and information processing apparatus

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a graphics processing unit comprises a host interface, a plurality of processing cores, an arithmetic control unit, a video signal output interface, and an audio signal output interface. The host interface is configured to receive video data and audio data from a host. The arithmetic control unit is configured to process the video and audio data using at least a first processing core and a second processing core respectively. The video signal output interface is configured to output a video signal corresponding to the processed video data. The audio signal output interface is configured to output an audio signal corresponding to the processed audio data.

1 . A graphics processing unit comprising:
 a host interface configured to receive video data and audio data from a host;   a plurality of processing cores;   an arithmetic control unit configured to process the video data using at least a first processing core of the plurality of processing cores, and to process the audio data using at least a second processing core of the plurality of processing cores;   a video signal output interface configured to output a video signal corresponding to the processed video data and   an audio signal output interface configured to output an audio signal corresponding to the processed audio data.   
     
     
         2 . The graphics processing unit of  claim 1 , further comprising an audio signal input interface configured to input an audio signal from a sound device. 
     
     
         3 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
 a central processing unit (CPU); and   a graphics controller coupled to the CPU and configured to process graphics data, video data and audio data in accordance with a request from the CPU,   wherein the graphics controller comprises:
 a host interface configured to receive video data and audio data from the CPU, 
 a memory controller configured to store the received video data and audio data in a memory, 
 a processor comprising a plurality of processing cores, the processor being coupled to the memory, 
 an arithmetic control unit configured to process the video data on the memory using at least a first processing core of the plurality of processing cores, and to process the audio data on the memory using at least a second processing core of the plurality of processing cores, 
 a video signal output interface configured to generate a video signal corresponding to the processed video data and to output the generated video signal to a display device, and 
 an audio signal output interface configured to generate an audio signal corresponding to the processed audio data and to output the generated audio signal to a sound device. 
   
     
     
         4 . The graphics processing unit of  claim 3 , further comprising an audio signal input interface configured to input an audio signal from a sound device. 
     
     
         5 . A method of processing video data and audio data using a graphics processing unit, the method comprising:
 receiving the video data and the audio data from a host via a host interface in the graphics processing unit;   processing the video data using at least a first processing core of a plurality of processing cores in the graphics processing unit;   processing the audio data using at least a second processing core of the plurality of processing cores;   outputting a video signal corresponding to the processed video data via a video signal output interface in the graphics processing unit; and   outputting an audio signal corresponding to the processed audio data via an audio signal output interface in the graphics processing unit.