Handsets to go 3D - TI licenses MBX

[Simon F]

That would own! ***

That would own what? ...its own powerstation? Seriously though, 'external' memory transfers/bandwidth also costs (electrical) power and so PowerVR, which has always been bandwidth thrifty, is quite suited to this application.

*** BTW, nothing personal Uttar but does anyone else consider this a completely moronic expression?

 

[Pete]

OMG no yuo!!1



To "own" someone seems like a capitalist version of to "school" someone, no? Perhaps equally moronic, but not entirely devoid of logic.

 

[Simon F]

To "own" someone seems like a capitalist version of to "school" someone, no? Perhaps equally moronic, but not entirely devoid of logic.

I can't say that I've heard any such expression in anything other than a positive educational sense either.

 

[Pete]

Not a big fan of the NBA, huh? (I don't watch other leagues, so I couldn't say if the term was also used there--but I doubt it.)

I'm also a fan of Marv Albert's cries of "serves up a facial!" They were quite common when Anthony Mason was dishing it out in the post as a Knick.

 

[Simon F]

Not a big fan of the NBA, huh? (I don't watch other leagues, so I couldn't say if the term was also used there--but I doubt it.)

The other leagues? Like the FA?

Seriously though, as an Aussie living in the UK I have no interest whatsoever in the NBA (NetBall Association? )

 

[JohnH]

Chalnoth wrote :
Well, FSAA performance today is dependent upon memory bandwidth, not pixel fillrate.

Anyway, a 1x1 FX architecture wouldn't be bad for this market. If they could get it up to around 150MHz-200MHz, it could do quite well for many applications at around 640x480, which is certainly enough resolution for a hand-held display.

FSAA is dependent on fill rate, MSAA is generally dependent on bandwidht (as long as the triangles don't get too small).

Power increases with the square of frequency, so ironically more pipelines might be less power hungry for the same performance, although memory bandwidth would then become an issue, for an IMR anyway.

John.

 

[Arun]

Okay, so we'll probably have to wait for the NV40 which uses GP tech for a handset GPU from nVidia...

*** BTW, nothing personal Uttar but does anyone else consider this a completely moronic expression?

Yeah, it's moronic - but it was MEANT to be moronic - it was caricatural


Uttar

 

[Ailuros]

Okay, so we'll probably have to wait for the NV40 which uses GP tech for a handset GPU from nVidia...

My question is rather in the direction why they haven't used so far a special PDA/mobile architecture so far exploiting existing patents and/or possible designs. 3dfx/GP had plans for such chips already; how far they were able to go into research and designs for that department I have no idea.