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Tegra decodes video at 150mW

by on04 June 2009

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Plays Audio at 20mW

We talked to our sources close to Nvidia and we’ve learned that Tegra needs just 150mW to decode a video stream. This is much less than 1W or more that was reported before.


Tegra can also play audio at only 20mW (milliWatt) and the idle power including the display refresh is at 50 mW and this number also includes the memory power.

This definitely shows that Tegra might be a very power efficient chip and that it might get very interesting but don’t forget that it has to fight Intel’s Silverthorn and many other chips from mobile manufacturers including ARM and alike.

Nvidia claims that there are about 20 Tegra based projects in the works today and at Computex it showcased, Compal Communications, Inc. CN88 (netbook), ICD Ultra (tablet), Inventec Applications Corp. Rainbow (netbook), Mobinnova Mabo (tablet), Mobinnova ViewBook N910 (netbook), Pegatron Vivid (netbook) and Wistron M5 (netbook).

These guys will probably make these devices as ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) for other companies, so don’t be surprised to see T-Mobile branded netbook based on Tegra. T-mobile is just an example, not a fact, as telecoms might be the first target for this platform.

Last modified on 04 June 2009
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