nVidia's latest mobile processor boasts arcade-quality 3D graphic rendering and up to 3 MP images. Coming soon to a phone near you.
Graphics company nVidia has taken the wraps off what it calls the world's first "3D wireless media processor", the GoForce 3D 4500, a mobile processor designed to support 3D graphics and high-res images in handhelds and mobile phones.
The GoForce 3D 4500 processor is designed specifically for mobile phones and other handheld devices so is designed for low-power operation to conserve battery life, a system nVidia dubs "nPower". For the gaming set, the chip supports programmable shaders, bilinear and trilinear texture filtering of six simultaneous textures, and a 40-bit color pipeline, making it one of the most complex mobile graphics processors ever. For the video viewer, it supports both MPEG-4 and H.263 video formats, which nVidia claims will offer "VHS quality" recording and playback at up to 30 fps, CIF resolution (352 x 288). For the shutterbug, the chip supports JPEG images up to 3 megapixels. For people who just want to view images, it supports up to VAG 640 x 480 screens.
NVidia plans to work closely with carriers, game developers, and publishers to develop mobile games that take advantage of the new chip's features. The chip supports several mobile 3D development APIs, including OpenGL-ES (the mobile version of OpenGL), D3D-Mobile (The mobile version of Direct3D from Microsoft), and M3G.
NVIDIA is sampling the GoForce 3D 4500 today to major phone OEMs and handheld manufacturers. The first shipping products with the GoForce 3D 4500 will be Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo portable game console. Phones featuring the GoForce 3D 4500 are expected to ship in the first half of 2005.
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