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NVIDIA Enters the Mobile CPU Market

Posted by kdawson on from the or-should-we-say-mobile-gpu dept.

Vigile writes "NVIDIA just announced the new Tegra line, a complete system architecture on one chip. Built around a licensed x86 ARM 11 CPU, this tiny chip (smaller than a US dime) includes a processor, memory controller, southbridge, and 3D and video processors. The SoC design is meant to give iPhone-type devices a more impressive visual experiences while maintaining idle power consumption under 100 mW. While not a direct competitor to Intel's Atom or VIA's Nano processors, the NVIDIA Tegra will no doubt push the envelope in handhelds and cement NVIDIA's place in the world of computing going forward."

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  1. Not x86 by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Insightful

    oh yeah, kdawson. Go figure. From the article title: "Its not X86, but who cares?"

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