In applications using a TFT LCD display, graphical data generation can consume a lot of CPU bandwidth.

To offload the CPU, a dedicated DMA has been developed by ST to perform graphic content copy from the frame buffer ( internal or external RAM) to the display interface (FMC or TFT controller). This advanced graphic accelerator, the Chrom-ART Accelerator, achie ves twice as much performance versus the CPU. In addition to raw data copy, additional functionalities are supported such as i mage format conversion or image blending (image mixing with some transparency).