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Nintendo DS 2; NVIDIA powered?
Topic Started: Jan 2 2010, 11:20 AM (348 Views)
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Given the fact that current Nintendo DS hardware is based upon two ARM cores [ARM7 and ARM9 series], it looks like Next-Gen DS could be backwards compatible with the DS application library, courtesy of ARM11 core inside current Tegra SoC products. According to our sources, "all of the apps that came for old DS can run on a single ARM11 core - yet alone the CorTex A9-based next-gen Tegra, leaving graphics subsystem to do "something smarter". In any case, the hardware is now much more potent and should easily enable developers to push the envelope even further.

Currently, we have no information what exact chip is being used [just that nVidia won the contract], but with the debut set for February 2010, the second generation of Tegra chips could make an excellent base [to be launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona].
The question of power consumption and performance is quite an interesting one. Gen2 Tegra offers quite a graphics punch;GeForce 9 based hardware [CUDA-enabled design] should offer immense experience on small screens - we see no reason why you could not have 4x Anti-Aliasing and 8x Anisotropic filtering on a dual-screen system. If Nintendo picked the current gen hardware, i.e. Tegra 600 or APX 2600 - it will be getting 65nm chips. If they go with 2nd gen parts, they will get 40nm chips offering even higher performance and lower power consumption. The moment we learn about the exact hardware going into Nintendo's next-gen console, we'll inform you.


Nintendo DS 2 powered by NVIDIA GPU?

If Nintendo DS 2 is NVIDIA powered, AMD has Xbox 720 GPU planned, and Sony possibly jumping to PowerVR 6 series GPU chipset to debut in 2010/2011. Does this mean that Wii 2 will feature NVIDIA High End GPU, and Xbox 3/720 will feature High End ATI/AMD GPU. Could be interesting if true. Sony hosting a PowerVR 6 series GPU could be amazing as well if true. If the PowerVR 5 series is anything to go by with the rumored chip that could be in the PSP 2 could have up to 8 cores and run up to 400 Mhz and have enough bandwidth to match today's modern desktop graphics cards.
Edited by DeadFire87, Jan 2 2010, 11:24 AM.
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