NVIDIA Unveils AR10 - The World's First Programmable 3D Core

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http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11430.html

Leveraging the Company’s extensive patent portfolio, the AR10 core features the industry's first shader instruction set for handheld devices. Shaders offer two fundamental benefits for handsets - reduced storage and power, and advanced cinematic visual effects. With native hardware geometry acceleration, the AR10 core completely supports industry standard OpenGL® ES and Direct3Dm APIs.

Comments and thoughts on this?

 

[Ailuros]

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10449

I'd gladly comment on it, would more precise specifications be available and an estimate when to see AR10 sollutions realised in real hardware.

What seems to be available for the moment are GoForce3000/4000.

 

[ram]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14349

An announcement without the usual specification blatancy is kinda fishy...

 

[Mariner]

I don't know about everyone else, but that looks a bit too big to comfortably fit in my hands!

Seriously though, it took a very long time for us to see MBX IP in any chips so why should things be any faster here?