Nvidia Tegra Series for Gadgets and Smartphones

NVIDIA TEGRA

It is a system on chip (SOC) developed by NVIDIA for devices such as smartphones, tablets, PDA’s. It integrates all ARM architecture on one package. It emphasizes on providing lower power consumption and high video and audio performance.

TEGRA 1

Tegra Chipset

It all started with TEGRA APX chip in 2008.

1) APX 2500

It is first NVIDIA TEGRA chip introduced.

Its features-

CPU	ARM11 (612 MHz) (GeForce ULV) with open GL- ES 2.0 and direct 3d mobile.
GPU	FWVGA (480*850 pixels), 12 mpx camera support and resolution up to 1024*1280
Memory	NOR/NAND flash, Mobile DDR

 2)  APX 2600

It is same as APX 2500 but with some enhancements in video and memory.

 3) TEGRA 6XX Series 

It is announced in 2009.

It has two models TEGRA 600(ARM 11 700 MHz) and TEGRA 650(ARM 11 800 MHz and also supports 1080p video playback).

Tegra 1 Powered game

TEGRA 2 (Second Generation SOC)

Tegra 2 Chipset

It is a Dual Core Cpu Based Soc which is ARM cortex- A9.

It has two models:-

       1) TEGRA 2- SoC 250 AP20H

CPU	1GHz Cortex- A9 (Dual Core)
GPU	Ultra low power GeForce (300 MHz)
Memory	Single channel 300MHz and 333MHz DDR2

       2) TEGRA 2- SoC 250 3D AP25

CPU	1.2GHz Cortex- A9 (Dual Core)
GPU	Ultra low power GeForce (400 MHz)
Memory	Single channel 300MHz and 333MHz DDR2

LG Optimus 2X- 1st dual Core powered with Tegra 2

Shadowgun-Tegra 2 optimized game

Tegra 3  (Quad Core SOC)

Tegra 3 Chipset

It is a Socket chip with Quad-core power CPU, and (also has a fifth companion core). All four cores are having Arm Cortex-A9s, except the companion one is made with lower power silicon process; it is only 500MHz limit. It supports latest ARM’s SIM D-NEON(extension).

TEGRA 3 with respect to TEGRA 2 has double the quantity of pixel shaders. It also supports video up to 1600*2500 resolutions. It was released in November 2011.

     It has three models:- 

       

      1) Tegra 3- Soc T30L

CPU	1.2GHz Cortex- A9 (Quad Core)
GPU	Ultra low power GeForce (416 MHz)
Memory	DDR3 667 MHz

      2) TEGRA 3- Soc T30

CPU	1.4GHz Cortex- A9 (Quad Core)
GPU	Ultra low power GeForce (520 MHz)
Memory	DDR3 750 MHz

      3) TEGRA 3- Soc T33

CPU	1.6GHz Cortex- A9 (Quad Core)
GPU	Ultra low power GeForce (520 MHz)
Memory	DDR3 667 MHz

Asus Transformer Tegra 3 Tablet

Lg Optimus 4X Tegra 3

Nova 3 powered by Tegra 3

These all are TEGRA technology meant for Smartphones and gadgets. NVIDIA is growing day by day so its series also.

TEGRA 4 (Wayne): 

Nvidia announced their next generation Tegra 4  mobile processor called Wayne in January 2013.It is right now the world's fastest mobile processor.
It is similar to Tegra 3, but uses four Arm Cortex -A15 cores and a companion core which functions to save mobile battery. It has 72 cores a GPU which is 20 times more powerful than Tegra 2 Gpu and 6 times more powerful than Tegra 3 Gpu and also enabling users to play a 4K content.

 

CPU	1.9GHz Cortex- A15 (Quad Core)
GPU	72 cores GPU.
Memory	DDR3 32bit

It will be available and running  now on Nvidia new console called Project Shield.

Tegra 4 console Project shield.

Hope you like this short description of all TEGRA technology for Smartphones and gadgets. Stay tuned for latest information from the world of gaming and gadgets.

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