NVIDIA kicked off its CES 2014 participation by announcing a new mobile processor. The NVIDIA Tegra K1 is billed as a “192-core super chip” that brings the power of next-generation PC gaming to mobile devices. This fifth generation Tegra chipset uses the same NVIDIA Kepler architecture found in its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti PC graphics card.
“Over the past two decades, NVIDIA invented the GPU and has developed more graphics technologies than any other company,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, co-founder and CEO, NVIDIA. “With Tegra K1, we’re bringing that heritage to mobile. It bridges the gap for developers, who can now build next-gen games and apps that will run on any device.”
The NVIDIA Tegra K1 will come in two versions: The first will use a 32-bit quad-core, 4-Plus-1 ARM Cortex A15 core configuration clocked at 2.3GHz with support for up to 8GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The second, codenamed Denver, will use 64-bit dual Super Core CPUs developed by NVIDIA. It promises “very high single-thread and multi-thread performance” while retaining the energy efficiency of the ARMv8 architecture. Both will pack NVIDIA’s192-core NVIDIA Kepler GPU.
Curious as to what that means for mobile gaming? Check out the video below for some demos of games running on an Android device running the NVIDIA Tegra K1:
The 32-bit Tegra K1 will make its way into devices in the first half of the year while the 64-bit version is expected in devices in the latter half of the year. Its use will not be limited to mobile devices; it should also make its way into vehicles and devices as varied as gaming consoles and televisions.
Source : NVIDIA