nVidia's Tegra Mobile Processor to Compete with Intel Atom

NVIDIA IS ENTERING the race to bring a more PC-like experience to mobile computing.
The graphics company claims its new processor, the Tegra 650, is the world's first single-chip processor capable of providing rich multimedia features on mobile devices.
The Tegra processors, with their computer-on-a-chip build, are as small as a dime. Each will feature a GeForce GPU, HD video processor, system memory, audio processor, and a CPU. nVidia says the 650 is 10 times more efficient than other current products, able to play 130 hours of audio or 30 hours of High Definition (HD) video on one battery charge.
The Tegra 650 is the second product in the Tegra line, the first being the nVidia Tegra APX 2500 processor, released a few months ago. The Tegra 650 ups the ante, though, by including HD image processing; optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications; display suport for 1080p-capable screens; direct support for Wi-Fi, disk drives, keyboards, mice and other peripherals; and, of couse, that impressive battery life and low power draw. nVidia plans to have the Tegra 650 in devices by the end of the year.
Tegra could prove stiff competition for Intel's new Atom Chips, which Intel hoped would define the mobile computing market. The Tegra and the new VIA Nano platforms are looking to fill the same role.

source: Computer Shopper August, 2008.
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