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[1] Alex Kan and Fiona, Advanced Metal Shader Optimization. WWDC 2016.
[2] PowerVR Series6 Compiler Instruction Set Reference. March 17, 2016
[3] PowerVR Performance Recommendations. March 17, 2016
[4] Metal Performance Shaders Framework