CES: Nvidia unveils Tegra 4 SoC
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Nvidia has unleashed its next generation mobile chip, the Tegra 4, which it claims is the fastest mobile processor in the world.
Targeted at smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto infotainment and navigation systems, the chip is designed to provide extended battery life, superior graphics processing, ultra fast web browsing and new camera capabilities through computational photography.
Previously codenamed 'Wayne', the Tegra 4 features 72 custom Nvidia GeForce gpu cores and includes the first quad core application of ARM's, the Cortex-A15 cpu core.
According to Nvidia, it also enables worldwide 4G LTE voice and data support through an optional chipset, the fifth generation Nvidia Icera i500 processor.
"Tegra 4 provides enormous processing power and efficiency to power smartphones and tablets, gaming devices, auto systems and pcs," said Phil Carmack, senior vice president of Nvidia's Tegra business. "Its new capabilities, particularly in the area of computational photography, will help improve a whole range of existing products and lead to the creation of exciting new ones."
The processor's Computational Photography Architecture automatically delivers high dynamic range photos and video by fusing together the processing power of the gpu, cpu and the camera's image signal processor.
The chip also includes a second generation battery saver core for low power during standard use, and PRISM 2 Display technology to reduce backlight power.
Nvidia claims it consumes up to 45% less power than its predecessor, the Tegra 3, in common use cases.
