NVIDIA Tegra - The Full HD GPUs for Ultra Mobile Devices

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Mobile devices like Smartphones, portable navigation devices, and ultra mobile PCs are fast becoming some of the most popular devices in the consumer electronics market. To grab its share of the booming market, NVIDIA today announced a new family of processors aimed at accelerating the graphics and more on these small and portable devices.

NVIDIA calls the new line Tegra and it consists of three products. The more powerful Tegra 600 series is aimed at Windows Mobile and CE-based devices. The Tegra series features the Tegra 650 and 600 GPU. The 650 has an ARM11 MPCore running at 800 MHz, 16/32-bit LP-DDR and NAND flash support.

The 650 is capable of full 1080p H.264 decoding, 720p H.264 decoding, and supports multiple audio formats including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3. JPEG encode and decode are supported as well. The ULP chip supports OpenGL ES 2.0, programmable pixel shader, programmable vertex and lighting as well as advanced 2D/3D graphics. Imaging up to 12 megapixels is supports along with advanced imaging features.

The Tegra 600 uses a ARM11 MPCore running at 700 MHz and has the same features save the maximum resolution supported is 720p H.264 and it ads VC-1/WMV9 decoding.


Features

• NVIDIA HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor) with NVIDIA® PureVideo® technology
  • Up to 1080p HD video playback
  • Unprecedented picture quality and ultra-smooth, vivid movie playback with low CPU use and power consumption
• Superior Imaging
  • Take sharp and steady pictures with a 12 MP camera with a built-in image-stabilization algorithm
  • Integrated image signal processor (ISP) with proprietary algorithms that enables image and video stabilization, face tracking, and advanced trick modes.
• NVDIA ULP (Ultra Low Power) GeForce technology
  • GeForce graphics technology architected for low-power applications
  • Superior 3D user interface capabilities based on a unique compositing framework that delivers seamless web browsing
• NVDIA nPower™ technology
  • Low-power design delivers over 100 hours audio and10 hours HD video playback
  • Optimizes system power use
• True dual display subsystem for flexibility of use
  • Entertainment—watch a HD 1080p movie on an HDMI display and use your device as a remote control
  • Personal—show your favorite photos on a television while previewing them on your device
  • Business—use your device to present your proposal on a projector (up to WSXGA+ resolution)

Specifications

Tegra 650

• Processor and Memory Subsystem
  • ARM11 MPCore @ 800 MHz
  • 16/32-bit LP-DDR
  • NAND Flash support
• HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor)
  • 1080p H.264 decode
  • 720p H.264 encode
  • Supports multi-standard audio formats, including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3
  • JPEG encode and decode acceleration
• ULP GeForce
  • OpenGL ES 2.0
  • Programmable pixel shader
  • Programmable vertex and lighting
  • Advanced 3D/2D graphics
• Imaging
  • Up to 12 megapixel camera sensor support
  • Integrated ISP
  • Advanced imaging features
• Display Subsystem
  • True dual-display support
  • Maximum display resolutions supported:
    • 1080p (1920x1080) HDMI 1.3
    • WSXGA+ (1680x1050) LCD
    • SXGA (1280x1024) CRT
    • NTSC/PAL TV output

• Tegra 600
  
• Processor and Memory Subsystem
  • ARM11 MPCore @ 700 MHz
  • 16/32-bit LP-DDR
  • NAND Flash support
• HD AVP (High Definition Audio Video Processor)
  • 720p H.264 and VC-1/WMV9 decode
  • 720p H.264 encode
  • Supports multi-standard audio formats, including AAC, AMR, WMA, and MP3
  • JPEG encode and decode acceleration
• ULP GeForce
  • OpenGL ES 2.0
  • Programmable pixel shader
  • Programmable vertex and lighting
  • Advanced 3D/2D graphics
• Imaging
  • Up to 12 megapixel camera sensor support
  • Integrated ISP
  • Advanced imaging features
• Display Subsystem
  • True dual-display support
  • Maximum display resolutions supported:
    • 720p (1280x720) HDMI 1.3
    • SXGA (1280x1024) LCD
    • SXGA (1280x1024) CRT
    • NTSC/PAL TV output

The Tegra APX 2500 is designed to power Smartphones, navigation devices, and portable media players. The APX 2500 has an ARM11 MPCore with 16/32-bit LP-DDR and NAND Flash support. The 2500 supports 720p H.264 encode and decode and supports 720p VC-1/WMV9 decode. D1 MPEG-4 encode and decode are supported as well. Multiple audio formats are supported including AAC, AMR, WMA and MP3 along with JPEG encode and decode.

The ULP chip supports OpenGL ES 2.0, D3D Mobile, programmable pixel shader, programmable vertex and lighting as well as advanced 2D graphics. Imaging at up to 12-megapixels is supported and integrated ISP as well as advanced imaging features are supported. NVIDIA says that product using the Tegra processors are due out in late 2008.

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