At the 31st International Conference on Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics (ICCAD-Expo 2025) held in Chengdu, China, Imagination Technologies unveiled the debut of the next-generation DXD GPU architecture through a collaboration with Chinese GPU maker Xiang Dixian (also referred to as Xiangdi Xian), marking the first mass-produced graphics product based on this advanced IP. The star of the showcase was Xiang Dixian’s Fuxi A0 GPU, a high-performance discrete graphics card engineered on a cutting-edge 5nm process node using the DXD-72-2304 GPU core, which delivers over double the rendering performance of its predecessors, enabling seamless handling of large-scale 3D graphics applications, complex digital twin simulations, and industrial visualization workloads.
Image Source: Xiang Dixian
Featuring 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM across a dual-slot, dual-fan PCB design with four physical DRAM sites, the Fuxi A0 supports key modern features like hardware-accelerated ray tracing for realistic lighting and shadows in 3D scenes, as well as super-resolution upscaling technology to enhance image quality and efficiency without sacrificing frame rates; it also integrates with an NPU variant in the related B0 model for FP8-precision AI tasks. Demonstrations at the expo highlighted the GPU powering Lenovo New Vision’s localized Z-Engine 3D rendering platform, a non-gaming solution tailored for sectors such as smart cities, urban planning, factory monitoring, AR devices, and manufacturing, where it rendered intricate domestic 3D content in real-time, including urban simulations and factory digital twins, underscoring the growing ecosystem of localized visual computing in China.
Performance benchmarks showcased during the event included running the demanding title Black Myth: Wukong at an average of 35 FPS in a ray-traced scene, positioning the Fuxi A0 as a competitive rival to overseas graphics cards in rendering and workstation capabilities, with support for major APIs like Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, and DirectX 11 (though lacking DX12 compatibility). Xiang Dixian, which has a track record of producing Imagination-based cards like the earlier XDX 121 and XDX 151 desktop models, XDX R1900 workstation variant, and XDX X1900 server edition, announced that the Fuxi series—boasting up to 160 TFLOPs of compute power—is already in mass production and slated for broader commercial launch in the coming year, with plans to expand the DXD product lineup through deepened partnerships like the one with Lenovo to bolster China’s independent graphics stack for industrial and enterprise applications. This debut not only highlights Imagination’s DXD architecture’s advancements in 3D processing and ray-tracing efficiency but also signals a strategic push toward self-reliant semiconductor innovation amid global supply chain dynamics.
Source: Xiang Dixian via Wccftech
