The superiority of the processor, formerly known as Project Kal-El, over his predecessor, Tegra 2, is up to three times in graphics performance, and reduced energy consumption reaches 61%. According to NVIDIA, this would bring device’s battery life of up to 12 hours viewing videos.
As you already know, Tegra 3 uses a new technology, called Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing (vSMP). VSMP means that processor has a fifth core. The four main cores (ARM Cortex A9, 1,3 GHz) are designed for applications requiring high performance, while the "companion core," as developers call it, is working on the less demanding tasks and reduces power consumption. When you need high performance - in games, when you are web browsing, working with images, video and audio, 3D-graphics – four main cores work, while companion core is idle. If it is necessary to carry out simple tasks like playing sound recordings or video recordings or background applications – main cores stop working and companion core takes over.
Tegra 3 includes NVIDIA GeForce GPU with 12 shader cores. Here are some screenshots of Shadowgun and Riptide GP games, enabling us to judge about the graphics capabilities of Tegra 3.
A graphics processor Tegra 3 supports NVIDIA 3D Vision. Integrated memory controller supports up to 2 GB DDR3-L 1500 or LPDDR2-1066.
According to NVIDIA, Tegra 3 production has already begun. Interested developers can order a set of Tegra 3 Developer Kit.
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