Google Rolls Out New PowerVR GPU Driver to Pixel 10 in Android 16 QPR3 Beta

The beta delivers an Imagination PowerVR driver that targets the software bottleneck blamed for Pixel 10 graphics underperformance.

Overview

Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 installs a new GPU driver for the Pixel 10’s Tensor G5 PowerVR graphics.
The driver updates from version 1.602.400 to 1.634.2906 and introduces Vulkan 1.4 support.
The update aims to resolve long-standing gaming issues tied to the launch’s outdated driver, which even led Genshin Impact’s developers to drop support.
Earlier Android 16 QPR2 changes smoothed performance but did not replace the underlying GPU driver.
Measured gains are not yet confirmed, and the update is expected to reach the stable channel through a future Pixel Drop after broader testing.