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Nvidia Launches High Powered Mobile Graphics Chip

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the more-reasons-not-to-pay-attention-in-class dept.

elbazo writes "Nvidia today launched their new mobile chip the GoForce 5500, which provides a massive jump in graphics technology for handheld and mobile devices. Capable of 'easily' rendering Quake 3, support for 1024x768 graphics output and real time playback of H.264, WMV9 and MPEG4 movies at high resolution the chip looks set to rock the mobile world."

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  1. Applications for Desktop PC's? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I just wonder, if this chip has really low energy consumption, is it possible to make a videocard out of it (i.e. one that doesn't require extra large heatsinks to work)?

  2. Chip looks set to rock the mobile world by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    nVidia has been saying they were going to rock the mobile world for years. I'll believe it when I see more. nVidia may have been spanking ATI on the desktop (x1900 not withstanding), but ATI has been proven in mobile and handheld. nVidia's efforts have been too power hungry for anything but desktop replacement laptops. Lets hope things change, but I don't believe nVidia pronouncements of "rocking."

  3. beefy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    because headshots with railguns aren't yet frequent enough on subways.

  4. 1024x768 is nice, but... by lanc · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...do you really want to play Q3 on your handheld?


    ...okok, I do :)

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  5. RAZR V3X has Nvidia 3d accelerator disabled by edxwelch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Slightly offtopic, but you might find it interesting nevertheless.
    The Motorola RAZR V3X sports a nVidia Goforce 3D 4800 WMP, but for some strange reason it's not used by the KVM. In other words games using the Java 3D API will have the same sucky performance as phones with no hardware acceleration. Some guy even started a petition to get Motorola to change it (http://www.petitiononline.com/v3xpet/petition.htm l)

  6. Runs games from 1999 with ease? by appleprophet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Quake 3 was released in '99 - 7 years ago. I remember playing that on a 400 MHz G4 with an ATI 128 and being pretty impressed.

  7. But how much power does it use? by Vellmont · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's really the key question here, and the answer will determine how usefull it is. No one wants a mobile device, be it a PDA or whatever that kills the battery in an hour. I see no technical specs on power consumption, which is a bit worrying since I can only assume that nVidia isn't terribly proud of it.

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  8. Q3 on a mobile phone by teslar · · Score: 4, Funny

    At first I was going to crack a joke on how hard it would be to circle-strafe-jump on a mobile phone.

    Then I realised that kids who can text at 40 characters per second probably won't even blink at the difficulty.

    You know you're getting old when you still need a mouse and a keyboard for FPS games...

  9. Re:Can it run Quake 4? BF2? FEAR? by justins · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You were playing Quake 3 on a handheld 5 years ago?

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  10. Re:Use your brain for a minute by pboulang · · Score: 4, Funny

    But your clearly and idiot. [Image of a defanged viper gumming its prey] That was a pretty effective insult...

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