Nvidia Tegra 2Nvidia Tegra 2

TThe world's first mobile super chip he world's first mobile super chip

OverviewOverview

As the world's first mobile super chip, NVIDIA As the world's first mobile super chip, NVIDIA Tegra 2 brings multitasking with the first mobile Tegra 2 brings multitasking with the first mobile dual-core CPU, the best mobile Web dual-core CPU, the best mobile Web experience with up to two times faster experience with up to two times faster browsing, hardware accelerated Flash, and browsing, hardware accelerated Flash, and console-quality gaming with an ultra-low power console-quality gaming with an ultra-low power NVIDIANVIDIA GeForce GPU. Get GeForce GPU. Get incredible incredible experiences on a mobile device with NVIDIA experiences on a mobile device with NVIDIA Tegra. Tegra.

Tegra 2 SoC block diagramTegra 2 SoC block diagram

Dual-core Cortex A9 Dual-core Cortex A9

Tegra 2 is theTegra 2 is the world’s first dual-core ARM world’s first dual-core ARM cortex A9 SoC that runs at 1GHz.cortex A9 SoC that runs at 1GHz.

Cortex A9 is power efficient, higher Cortex A9 is power efficient, higher performingperforming CPU that brings CPU that brings mobile Web mobile Web experience at experience at new level and new level and console-console-quality gamingquality gaming..

Audio decoding coreAudio decoding core

Tegra-powered Tegra-powered devicesdevices allow you to allow you to listen listen to your favorite music no matter if it’s to your favorite music no matter if it’s Mp3 or FLAC or any other type. Its Mp3 or FLAC or any other type. Its extremely power efficient so thatextremely power efficient so that you you don’t have to recharge your device for don’t have to recharge your device for days.days.

Video decode coreVideo decode core

Watch 1080p HD movies stored on your Watch 1080p HD movies stored on your mobile device on your HDTV without mobile device on your HDTV without compromising battery life.compromising battery life. This means This means that you don’t need to worry about video that you don’t need to worry about video file formats or resolution – just plug your file formats or resolution – just plug your Tegra 2 device to Full HD screen and Tegra 2 device to Full HD screen and watch you favorite videos in great quality. watch you favorite videos in great quality.

Image signal processorImage signal processor

The processor supports up to 12MP The processor supports up to 12MP sensors, auto whitebalance, auto focus sensors, auto whitebalance, auto focus and general video processing on either a and general video processing on either a still picture or a video stream. This still picture or a video stream. This means great picture and video quality means great picture and video quality made by any Tegra 2 powered device.made by any Tegra 2 powered device.

Tegra 2's GeForce GPUTegra 2's GeForce GPU

With Tegra 2 you getWith Tegra 2 you get console-quality console-quality gaming on your mobile device and the gaming on your mobile device and the fastest graphics performance. Whether fastest graphics performance. Whether you're into racing games, sports games, you're into racing games, sports games, or even role-playing games (RPGs), or even role-playing games (RPGs), experience the future of mobile gaming experience the future of mobile gaming on your Tegra-powered super phone or on your Tegra-powered super phone or tablet. tablet.

GeForce ULV architectureGeForce ULV architecture

GeForce ULV GPU in NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 GeForce ULV GPU in NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 looks very similar to that oflooks very similar to that of a desktop a desktop GPU — just a lot smaller, and a lot lower GPU — just a lot smaller, and a lot lower powerpower consumption. consumption.

GeForce ULV is a 8-core GPU, half ofGeForce ULV is a 8-core GPU, half of the the cores are used for vertex shaders and cores are used for vertex shaders and the other half are for pixel shaders.the other half are for pixel shaders.

Final words

Tegra 2 is the new generation of mobile devices that is already available in market. It’s a “must have” thing for anyone who wants best user experience on his mobile device without compromising battery life or functionality.