Nvidia Tegra 3

Quad core + 5th core(Saving Battery:Low power)

Yes you heard it right. Nvidia Tegra 3 with 5 cores is the next generation processor for our smartphones and tablets.

Tegra 3 is based on the ARM Cortex-A9 and the four cores can run at speeds up to 1.3GHz.
The chip is manufactured by TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) using a 40nm process.


The new chip improves over Tegra 2 in all areas with improved processing, graphics, memory bandwidth, video and audio support. 


The fifth core,what Nvidia calls a Variable SMP architecture – the SMP stands for Symmetrical Multiprocessing.
This "companion core" runs at a lower frequency and operates at low power.Nvidia says the Variable SMP architecture is completely OS transparent, which means that operating systems and applications don't need to be redesigned to take advantage of the fifth core.
"During less power applications like web reading, music playback and video playback,it completely powers down its four performance-tuned cores and instead uses its fifth companion core.

Tegra 3 Graphics 

Tegra 3 includes a brand-new 12-core GPU that delivers up to three times the graphics performance of Tegra 2 and supports up to a 2,560 × 1,600 resolution. There's also support for 3D stereo.
Compared to Tegra 3, there's a lot more scope for realistic effects in games giving a more PC-like gaming experience. 

Here are some demo grabs that Nvidia used to show the graphical capabilities of Tegra 3.






Tegra 3 3D

Providing you have a 3D TV compatible with HDMI 1.4 or above you can watch and play in 3D using Nvidia's 3D Vision tech.




 

 

 

 

Launch of Tegra 3

Nvidia is launching the chip at the same time as Asus is announcing the Tegra 3-toting Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime.
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