NVIDIA has
long been a key player in the computing world.
They are known for producing processors for video cards or graphical
processing units (GPUs). They have dominated this segment of the market with
several GPUs topping the list of the best cards in the industry. A lot of gamers and digital artists prefer to
have NVIDIA GPUs installed because of their reliability and processing
power. Entering the world of mobile
processors is a giant leap for NVIDIA. Intel is currently the dominant player
in this segment of the market, and is serious competition. NVIDIA is a fairly
new player in the market for mobile processors.
This year,
NVIDIA introduced the Tegra 4 processor, which is now said to be the fastest
mobile processor in the market. The announcement was made during the 2013
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which is the biggest and most
anticipated event by people who are into gadgets and gizmos. NVIDIA developed the processor primarily for
the use of smartphones, tablets, gaming devices and other handheld and mobile
devices. It is said to perform perfectly and have a good battery life, which is
an important aspect for mobile devices.
The
components of this processor are amazing. The new Tegra 4 chip contains 72 GPU
cores, which is six times the power of the Tegra 3. Aside from this, it has the Cortex A15, which
is a quad core ARM application. This
will give the user more than double the speed of web browsing and guarantees
better performance when accessing applications.
If those specifications still do not impress, NVIDIA made sure that it
could host 4G LTE networking, including data and voice support through the
optional fifth generation NVIDIA Icera i500 processor chipset. This additional
chipset is only 40% the size of conventional modems but delivers 4 times the
capability of the chipset developed before it. As for power efficiency, this
chip is designed to maximize it. The set includes a battery saver core, which
enables it to consume less energy when on standby. It consumes about 45% less
power than the Tegra 3.
The NVIDIA
Tegra 4 processor is getting people excited because of the many possibilities
that it might bring, and not only to smartphones and tablet PCs. Its breakthrough in the field of
Computational Photography Architecture enables it to deliver High Dynamic Range
photos and videos. People who are into phoneography (those who use their
smartphones to take photographs) are looking forward to this. It is no doubt a powerhouse chip. It would enable mobile devices and gadgets to
perform much better and faster, making the user experience more enjoyable.
For now,
there is no definite date as to when the Tegra 4 will be available
commercially. Right now, people can still enjoy the Tegra 3, its predecessor,
in Google Nexus tablets and Windows 8 Surface tablets. People will just have to wait for this
chipset to come out to take advantage of its amazing properties.
