wraggster
November 9th, 2011, 22:40
Nvidia has officially launched its Tegra 3 processor, which is designed to maximise gaming performance on mobile devices.
The new chip-set will yield numerous benefits for mobile devices and tablets, including a 61 per cent reduction in power consumption and 3x the graphics performance of the Tegra 2. Nvidia claims the Tegra 3 allows 12-hours of battery life for HD video playback.
The chip features a patent-pending technology called Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing, which Nvidia describes as a "fifth CPU companion" that allows the device's four main cores to remain idle for processes that require less power - playing music, video, and updating data.
The "companion" is disabled for high-performance tasks like gaming, web browsing, and completing multiple tasks.
Nvidia believes that the Tegra 3 processor offers comparable performance to a console, including controller support and the option to link to a HD television.
To support this, Nvidia is offering compatible games through the Tegra Zone of its free Android Market app - 40 games will be available by the end of 2011, and a further 15 are in development.
The launch of the Tegra 3 complies with the widespread belief that mobile technology will overtake consoles in the near future, with id Software's John Carmack (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-08-carmack-mobile-tech-to-surpass-consoles-in-2-years) predicting that the shift will take place within two years.
Developers can order the Tegra 3 Developer Kit now.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-11-09-nvidia-launches-tegra-3-processor
The new chip-set will yield numerous benefits for mobile devices and tablets, including a 61 per cent reduction in power consumption and 3x the graphics performance of the Tegra 2. Nvidia claims the Tegra 3 allows 12-hours of battery life for HD video playback.
The chip features a patent-pending technology called Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing, which Nvidia describes as a "fifth CPU companion" that allows the device's four main cores to remain idle for processes that require less power - playing music, video, and updating data.
The "companion" is disabled for high-performance tasks like gaming, web browsing, and completing multiple tasks.
Nvidia believes that the Tegra 3 processor offers comparable performance to a console, including controller support and the option to link to a HD television.
To support this, Nvidia is offering compatible games through the Tegra Zone of its free Android Market app - 40 games will be available by the end of 2011, and a further 15 are in development.
The launch of the Tegra 3 complies with the widespread belief that mobile technology will overtake consoles in the near future, with id Software's John Carmack (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-08-carmack-mobile-tech-to-surpass-consoles-in-2-years) predicting that the shift will take place within two years.
Developers can order the Tegra 3 Developer Kit now.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-11-09-nvidia-launches-tegra-3-processor