NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 & 3 Super Chip Processors Overview

NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 & 3 Super Chip Processors Overview

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The world`s fist mobile super processors: NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core and NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 dual-core processors deliver unprecedented performance for mobile devices.

NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 & 3 Super Chip Processors Features

Get amazing multitasking, Web, gaming, and video—everywhere.
Whether you’re surfing the web for your next vacation or editing and uploading pictures for your friends, NVIDIA® Tegra® processor-powered devices make it fast and easy. You can count on dual-core Tegra 2 and new quad-core Tegra 3 mobile processors to deliver great performance that goes wherever you go.

Web Browsing
Love the Web, but hate to wait? Make sure your mobile device is Tegra processor-powered. Launch Facebook, Pandora, and YouTube fast and keep them all open at the same time with multi-tab, multimedia browsing. Or kick back with your favorite sports and news sites with full Flash support that makes broken links a thing of the past.

Multitasking
What good is taking your phone or tablet with you if it can’t keep up? Get your apps in gear with the power of a Tegra processor. Download music and share photos in Flickr while you video chat and text. You can do it all without missing a beat—whether you’re traveling, commuting, or just hanging out on your couch.

Gaming
Get heart-pounding racing, shooting, sports, and role-playing—in the palm of your hand. Whether you’re taming cyborgs in Shadowgun or clashing with demons in Soulcraft, Tegra processors put you right in the action with hyper-realistic gameplay and graphics. Want the full console rush? Just link up with your wireless controller and start playing. Tegra processors feature an NVIDIA GeForce® GPU, so you get amazing gaming wherever you go.

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Tegra Zone
Download the Tegra Zone™ app to your device to get all the latest Tegra-based games. Or visit www.tegrazone.com for game, news, and reviews. It’s everything you need for mobile gaming—all in one place.

HD Video
Grab a Tegra processor-powered mobile device and get a personal mobile theater that goes wherever you go. Sit back and enjoy your favorite movies in full Blu-ray quality for the first time ever on a mobile device. And play back videos with no hassles. You can even plug into your HDTV and take your 3D movie to the big screen. Tegra processors are your front-row seat to HD video—anywhere.

NVIDIA TEGRA MOBILE PROCESSORS

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The world’s first mobile super processors, NVIDIA® Tegra® 3 quad-core and Tegra® 2 dual-core processors deliver unprecedented performance in a wide range of mobile devices. Extreme multitasking. The best Web experience, with up to two times faster browsing and hardware-accelerated Flash. Console-quality gaming with an integrated ultra-low power (ULP) NVIDIA GeForce® GPU. Even HD video capabilities unlike anything seen before in mobile processors.


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Key Innovations
  • The world's first mobile quad-core and dual-core CPUs for faster Web browsing and snappier response time. The integrated ARM Cortex-A9 is the first mobile CPU with out-of-order execution for more efficient processing—resulting in a better overall experience.
  • Ultra-low power (ULP) GeForce GPU architected for low-power applications. The ULP GeForce GPU delivers outstanding mobile 3D game playability and a visually engaging, highly responsive 3D user interface.
  • 1080p Video Playback Processor that enables HD movies stored on a mobile device to be viewed on an HDTV without compromising battery life.

NVIDIA® Tegra® Processor Technical Specifications


Tegra 2 Tegra 3
Processor
CPU Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9 Quad-Core ARM Cortex A9
Max Frequency Up to 1.2 GHz Up to Single Core 1.4 GHz /Quad-Core 1.3 GHz
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L1 Cache (I/D) (32KB / 32KB) per core (32KB / 32KB) per core
Memory
Frequency Up to DDR2-760
Up to LPDDR2-733
DDR3-L 1500
LPDDR2-1066
Memory Size Up to 1GB Up to 2 GB
GPU
Architecture ULP GeForce ULP GeForce
3D Performance Relative to Tegra 2* 1x Up to 3x
Cores 8 12
3D Stereo No Yes
Full Programmability Yes Yes
OpenGL ES Version 2.0 2.0
OpenVG 1.1 1.1
EGL 1.4 1.4
Video (1080p)
Decode H.264
VC-1 AP
MPEG2
MPEG-4
DivX 4/5
XviD HT
H.263
Theora
VP8
WMV
Sorenson Spark
Real Video
VP6
H.264 (HP @ 40Mbps)
VC-1 AP
MPEG2
MPEG-4
DivX 4/5
XviD HT
H.263
Theora
VP8
WMV
Sorenson Spark
Real Video
VP6
Encode H.264
MPEG4
H.263
VP8
H.264
MPEG4
H.263
VP8
Video Teleconference (VTC) H.264
MPEG4
H.263
VP8
H.264
MPEG4
H.263
VP8
Audio
Decode AAC-LC
AAC+
eAAC+
MP3
MP3 VBR
WAV/PCM
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
BSAC
MPEG-2 Audio
Vorbis
WMA 9
WMA Lossless
WMA Pro
G.729a *
G.711 *
QCELP *
EVRC *

* Through third party
AAC-LC
AAC+
eAAC+
MP3
MP3 VBR
WAV/PCM
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
BSAC
MPEG-2 Audio
Vorbis
WMA 9
WMA Lossless
WMA Pro
G.729a *
G.711 *
QCELP *
EVRC *

* Through third party
Encode AAC LC
AAC+
eAAC+
PCM/WAV
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
AAC LC
AAC+
eAAC+
PCM/WAV
AMR-NB
AMR-WB
Imaging
Primary Camera 12 MP 32 MP
Secondary Camera 5 MP 5 MP
Mpixel/s 150 300
Digital Zoom Up to 16x Up to 16x
JPEG Decoding/Encoding 80MP/sec 80MP/sec
Still Image Stabilitization Yes Yes
Video Stabilization Yes Yes
Features Auto Exposure
Auto White Balance
Auto Focus
Lens Shading 9th order
De-Mosaic
Sharpening
Programmable De-Noise
Auto Exposure
Auto White Balance
Auto Focus
Lens Shading 9th order
De-Mosaic
Sharpening
Programmable De-Noise
MIPI CSI Yes Yes
Display
Display Controllers 2 simultaneous 2 simultaneous
HDMI 1.3 (1920x1080) 1.4a (1920x1080)
LCD Up to 1680x1050 2048x1536
CRT Up to 1600x1200 1920x1200
MIPI DSI Yes Yes
Package
Package 12x12 PoP
23x23 BGA
14x14 BGA
24.5x24.5 BGA
Process 40 nm 40 nm
* Measured with GLBenchmark 2.0 Egypt



Data taken from http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-features.html and http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-superchip.html Share this post on NVIDIA® Tegra® 2 & 3 Super Chip Processors Overview

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