nVidia is known more for their graphics processing prowess than as a mobile processor manufacturer. But, with nVidia’s impressive mobile platform demonstration at Mobile World Congress, the GPU-giant took a giant leap in to the mobile space. nVidia showed off their nVidia Tegra Mobile Platform at Mobile World Congress 2008 Barcelona with the nVidia Tegra APX 2500 mobile chipset. With an ARM 11 core, integrated GeForce graphics accelerator that supports Open GL ES 2.0 and Direct3D Mobile, and the ability to both encode and decode HD media at 720p resolutions, the nVidia Tegra APX 2500 was a seriously spec’ed out hunk of silicon.
So, to prove to the world that nVidia is serious about taking the mobile space by storm, the company has announced their newest mobile processor – the nVidia Tegra 650. The nVidia Tegra 650 succeeds the APX 2500 with HDMI output capabilities at 1080p (!), the low-power draw required in a mobile processor, and hardware-accelerated gaming.
nVidia is touting the Tegra 650 as a “computer-on-a-chip” that was designed “from the ground up” to give the consumer a desktop/laptop computer-like experience from a mobile processor. The nVidia Tegra 650 follows the Tegra mobile platform’s mantra of integrating ARM CPU, a HD video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor, and an ultra-low power GeForce® GPU in to a mobile chip that is “up to 10 times” more efficient than the competition. The video below shows what kind of hardware was integrated in to the Tegra mobile platform.
Here’s what the nVidia Tegra 650 will be bringing to market in the (hopefully) near future:
- All-day media processing, for 130 hours audio, 30 hours HD video playback
- HD image processing for advanced digital still camera and HD camcorder functions
- Optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class internet experience
- Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out
- Direct support for WiFi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals
- A complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable fast times to market for Windows Mobile-based designs
Check out the videos to see what nVidia is working on. nVidia could really take on the iPhone UI if it looks and works like what we see here – talk about slick!
[Via: Smartphone Thoughts]