Nvidia: Tegra 2 is Coming
Tegra 2 is coming at CES. Get ready for something more hardcore than the Zune HD.
Nvidia is branching out from just making the pixel pushers in your systems to more general computing. We all know about its Fermi, but the green team has expanded into the mobile space with Tegra.
Tegra, Nvidia's system-on-chip that powers the Zune HD delivers multimedia capabilities that, for the most part, are unmatched in the PMP realm. Now we expect Nvidia to follow up with a version of Tegra next month at CES 2010, which should be the perfect launch pad for various devices.
Michael Hara, senior vice president of investor relations and communications at Nvidia, at Barclays Technology Conference last week confirmed the news. Notable quotes culled by X-bit labs cite Hara as saying:
“At CES we are going to make a major announcement about Tegra family. It is highly possible that we will see some very interesting form-factors coming out at the same time. [There will be products] shown by our partners using the next-generation Tegra device. You are going to see roll-outs and deployments of tablet PCs, smartbooks, netbooks, MIDs throughout the first half [of the year]; and then you will see major roll-outs of smartphones in the second half,”
“We want to deliver a Web computing experience that is better than on your PC. Today, if you take your PC and go to the Internet, you want to see high-definition in everything. You want to have fast response times and switching between your windows, you want to see high-definition videos, you want to see high-definition images, so, your experience is about HD Internet. Our objective with Tegra is to deliver the same experience to your handheld devices.”
“The main difference between what we are developing within the Tegra architecture compared to our competition is that we are building a computer on a chip. The baseband guys take a different approach. They talk about integration. It is ironic is that they talk about their advantage is the same exact argument we have in the PC space regards to Intel. The question what you have to ask yourself is based on what users want, what users demand, ‘is it a time to integrate technology or is it a time to innovate and make things better?’ Our premise is […] that this is a wrong time to be integrated and the right time to be compute-intensive.”
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What new in Tegra 2?
im lost I still have no idea what is to be expected???
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The Zune HD is probably the best known Tegra device out right now. According to everything I've read, it is rather powerful device, that's still lightweight and power efficient. If nVidia is making this even better, than I can't wait for the second Zune HD to use it.
does that mean that the integra's technology will impact cell-phones or other devices...where are we going...?
Wow, the graphics would be amazing with the Tegra 2, so let's hope the DS2 uses it and comes out late 2010/early 2011 (wouldn't be surprised if it's another 2 years though).
The Zune HD is probably the best known Tegra device out right now. According to everything I've read, it is rather powerful device, that's still lightweight and power efficient. If nVidia is making this even better, than I can't wait for the second Zune HD to use it.
I recently got one, and I have to say - it has impressive graphics and battery life. I'm definitely impressed by the Tegra 1, so as long as Tegra 2 is similar (with improvements of course), it will be a great setup.
Is this a psoriasis shampoo?
tengra 2 + android would be awesome!
WHY oh why,
do I have the feeling this will be a re badged tegra 1?
hmmm... deja vu anyone?
" It is ironic is that they talk about their advantage is the same exact argument we have in the PC space regards to Intel."
But, for some reason I cannot understand, AMD bought ATI, so I guess they know something about GPU... which Intel does not. And also about CPU, which YOU do not. Nvidia can't say AMD failed because it never tried.
I don't need computer intensive, and neither do many other people...
More computer intensive programs only use more energy, lower battery life, lower performance, and don't guarantee on an easier to understand program. If I can browse folders with a basic linux, no need for all the extra visuals Windows brings.
I honestly hardly use a windows app anymore that isn't available on Linux.
If I can choose between $200 netbook, that is like current atom processor netbooks, and has 12 hours of battery life, or choose a better performing netbook for 600, with only 3 hours of battery life, you can bet I will go for the $200 one!
The tech for this is exciting, when do we get something from Nintendo or Sony using this chip ?
Maybe a DS 2 or PSP 2.
oh come on!! just 3 weeks ago I got my Zune HD... >: (
i hope the tegra 2 can output full 1080p hd
... What the hell? They just said they want to give you something better, but they're objective is to give you the same on a handheld. I'm confused here. Pray tell, what was the point of that paragraph?
im lost I still have no idea what is to be expected???
Tegra 2 will be a new product with a new version number. That's what you can expect.
Marketing hot air
Smoke screen for the delayed fermi which has gone through a second tape out to resolve bugs
Until Tegra runs on platforms other than Windows CE, it is completly useless to me.
All I want is the Tegra chipset in a netbook running linux.
I don't need computer intensive, and neither do many other people...More computer intensive programs only use more energy, lower battery life, lower performance, and don't guarantee on an easier to understand program. If I can browse folders with a basic linux, no need for all the extra visuals Windows brings.I honestly hardly use a windows app anymore that isn't available on Linux.If I can choose between $200 netbook, that is like current atom processor netbooks, and has 12 hours of battery life, or choose a better performing netbook for 600, with only 3 hours of battery life, you can bet I will go for the $200 one!
That's cool, enjoy your ASCII games. I mean who wants to have a laptop on the go that they can watch movies on, or play games, or edit media? Computing power is overated. Typewriters are the ultimate on battery life.
I'll take linux over windows any day when it comes to server deployment. But even popular distros like Ubunto fail in comparison to Windows in terms of practicality for your typical average Joe's daily use. I know I know linux can do anything Windows can (but is it practical?), all you have to do is Load X, Y, and Z, then edit X, remove Z, reload W and run X.
I'm guessing that PMP stands for Portable Media Player in this context but then again, who knows?
A little less reliance on assuming your readers are in tune with every abbreviation and jargonized term would be a step in the right direction.
Ok, this is nice and all...but... WHERE ARE THE G3xx/Fermi/DX11 cards?!?!
already have the HD technology to see pictures and videos,so what's new?
Wow, the graphics would be amazing with the Tegra 2, so let's hope the DS2 uses it and comes out late 2010/early 2011 (wouldn't be surprised if it's another 2 years though).
Nintendo's handhelds have never been about superior processing power, so don't hold your breath. Maybe for the PSP 2, however.
Nintendo's handhelds have never been about superior processing power, so don't hold your breath. Maybe for the PSP 2, however.
That is something Sony could do for the PSP2 if this Tegra 2 can indeed put out 1080P video... What I am imagining is a iPod like device for playing games or movies (UMD would not hold enough data for a 2 hour 1080P movie) so it would be sort of like the current PSP Go with one difference you could connect it to your HD TV. Not sure this would sell very well but the idea sounds cool lol
Hmmm for that matter does the PSP Go already have a video out function?
I returned my Zune HD. As I added more songs it got slower and slower accessing the tracks. It is a neat device but the like a ton of people have said, it needs more applications (which microsoft doesn't even plan on making) and definitely could use some updates to it's browser. All in all it was fun to use and was very streamlined. I went and upgraded my power supply to a Corsair TX850 and now my power supply doesn't whine like a little bitch when I use my video card anymore. Just so anyone knows, if you hear noise when you use your all mighty video card, it more than likely is your power supply. Upgrade it.