NVIDIA Ion - a revolution in the world of nettop and netbook
A year ago, Intel introduced the Atom processors and has since sold them bundled with the i945GC and i945GSE chipsets, which, in turn, are not distinguished by their efficiency or rich functionality.
Today, NVIDIA announced NVIDIA Ion . This is a platform based on the single-chip chipset GeForce 9400M.
The first killed hare - layout and dimensions. A bunch of processor and one chip and a bunch of processor and two large chips is a big difference.
The second hare - graphics. The GMA950 core integrated into Intel chipsets is now hopelessly outdated. He is not able to display high resolution images, modern FullHD monitors are not supported, there is no support for accelerating FullHD video. GeForce 9400M, on the contrary, supports both HDMI and DVI, allows you to connect modern 16: 9 widescreen FullHD monitors (1920x1080) and speeds up decoding of any HD video stream, offloading the processor.
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As they say in nVidia, a nettop (small computer) based on NVIDIA Ion will pull in modern games too, and even more so Windows Vista and Windows 7. Regarding the power consumption level, unfortunately, there was no breakthrough, but it would not be necessary to cut it. If your netbook works on the Intel platform for 2 hours, then the same amount it will work on a much more interesting NVIDIA Ion.
Of course, nVidia is ready to prove the power and prospects of its platform. For this, a good 0.6-liter nettop was developed with such functionality that any Intel fan would not stand.
Judge for yourself, the NVIDIA Ion platform allowed us to equip the nettop:
HDMI, DVI and D-Sub ports
Two eSATA and one Sata II
Intel Atom 230 or 330 processors
8 Gigabytes DDR III 1333MHz (!!!)
Ethernet controller
Built-in 7.1 HD audio codec with a full range of interfaces, including SPDiF!
All this on a Pico-ITX motherboard (100x72mm), in a 0.6 liter case! For comparison, the most compact Intel nettop has a volume of 1 liter!
Estimated power consumption of the device - no more than 40W.
The first devices will demonstrate at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.
Devices based on NVIDIA Ion will be no more expensive than Intel devices. Those. The cost of a nettop will start from $ 200, and a netbook from $ 250
UPD: Information on the nVidia Russian site
Today, NVIDIA announced NVIDIA Ion . This is a platform based on the single-chip chipset GeForce 9400M.
The first killed hare - layout and dimensions. A bunch of processor and one chip and a bunch of processor and two large chips is a big difference.
The second hare - graphics. The GMA950 core integrated into Intel chipsets is now hopelessly outdated. He is not able to display high resolution images, modern FullHD monitors are not supported, there is no support for accelerating FullHD video. GeForce 9400M, on the contrary, supports both HDMI and DVI, allows you to connect modern 16: 9 widescreen FullHD monitors (1920x1080) and speeds up decoding of any HD video stream, offloading the processor.
')
As they say in nVidia, a nettop (small computer) based on NVIDIA Ion will pull in modern games too, and even more so Windows Vista and Windows 7. Regarding the power consumption level, unfortunately, there was no breakthrough, but it would not be necessary to cut it. If your netbook works on the Intel platform for 2 hours, then the same amount it will work on a much more interesting NVIDIA Ion.
Of course, nVidia is ready to prove the power and prospects of its platform. For this, a good 0.6-liter nettop was developed with such functionality that any Intel fan would not stand.
Judge for yourself, the NVIDIA Ion platform allowed us to equip the nettop:
HDMI, DVI and D-Sub ports
Two eSATA and one Sata II
Intel Atom 230 or 330 processors
8 Gigabytes DDR III 1333MHz (!!!)
Ethernet controller
Built-in 7.1 HD audio codec with a full range of interfaces, including SPDiF!
All this on a Pico-ITX motherboard (100x72mm), in a 0.6 liter case! For comparison, the most compact Intel nettop has a volume of 1 liter!
Estimated power consumption of the device - no more than 40W.
The first devices will demonstrate at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.
Devices based on NVIDIA Ion will be no more expensive than Intel devices. Those. The cost of a nettop will start from $ 200, and a netbook from $ 250
UPD: Information on the nVidia Russian site
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/47537/
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