Centauri Picasso

Centauri Picasso is a series of graphics processing units developed by Centauri Technologies. It was launched in 2019 as a value-oriented family of GPUs. This includes its desktop, mobile and workstation counterparts. Its rivals include AMD Radeon, NVIDIA GeForce and Intel Iris Xe.

Picasso 100 Series (CEN-P100)
Announced at Computex 2019, the Picasso 100 series of graphics processing units is targeted to budget and value-oriented users who wants to get the best performance, but at a cheap price. These graphics cards are made using the 10nm process and they feature GDDR6 video memory. Both of them support DirectX 12, DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.2.


 * Entry Level: Picasso P130, Picasso P140, Picasso G150
 * Mid Range (Mainstream): Picasso G160
 * High-End/Enthusiast: Picasso G170, Picasso G180

2021 refresh
A refreshed version of the Picasso 100 series GPUs is slated for released in Q2 or Q3 2021. The GPUs in the refresh would have a 15-20% performance improvement and the G160, G170 and G180 would have a variant with GDDR6X video memory. In addition to that, the refresh would also support PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1 and Microsoft's DirectStorage. Plans for the second generation Picasso 200 series would be announced within 3-6 months and it would be slated for release in Q4 2021 or Q2 2022.

Mobile GPUs
The mobile version of Picasso 100 Series is a cut-down version of its desktop counterpart. In order to cut down on power consumption, the clock speed is reduced, while maintaining performance. It would feature a hybrid power-saving mode, under the name Centauri Flip, which is similar to NVIDIA Optimus and AMD Enduro.

Workstation GPUs
The workstation versions of the Picasso 100 Series GPUs would be optimized and certified by Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) for use in applications such as Premiere, AutoCAD, VRay, Blender, Solidworks, Redshift, Octane, Arnold, and Renderman.