Thread: Nvidia Tegra 600 series - a very pweful MID
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ekul is offline ekul
2009-02-18 , 02:56
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
Video decoding capability doesn't really tell you much about "power". The OMAP3 can decode 720p with only NEON optimizations on its ARM core, but all of the Tegra's "power" comes from dedicated decoding hardware. So, no, it's really not all that impressive.
Exactly. As ARM11 based devices go Tegra should be pretty much king of hill when it comes out. It will also be one of the last ARM11 chips to ever be released. But next to an OMAP3 it's a little anaemic. Tegra will make some nice MIDs (Archos would do well to pay attention if they hadn't already switched to OMAP3).

Just today engadget made the same mistake when they announced details for TI's upcoming OMAP4 (here). At the end of the article they say "it'll have to be mighty impressive to outgun NVIDIA's Tegra". A9 based OMAP4 (cross fingers for N910) ought to be performance competitive against Intel's Atom. A several year old ARM11 chip doesn't even play in the same league.
 

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