Nvidia has unveiled its mobile chipset roadmap today, starting with the quad-core 'Kal-El.'
Kal-El refers to Superman's birth name.
Says Nvidia's senior VP of mobile business Phil Carmack (via PCM):
Just as the world has rallied around the concept of dual core, the world is about to see that quad core raises the bar, delivers a lot more performance, and fits into all mobile platforms.
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Maybe. Who knows. If Tegra 3 (Kal-El) is going to offer 5x, these next chips Wayne, Logan, Stark (Tegra 4,5,6) will be a beast. Stark (Tegra 6) should come out in under 3 years (remember Nvidia said they will release a new Tegra every year). I'm glad Nvidia is "kinda" skipping Tegra 2 now, they said that Tegra 3 samples are out right now, and will be available by Christmas, so it seems very likely the Sony NGP (PSP2) might have Tegra 3 or Qualcomm's quad-core (which I doubt since they're taking their sweet time), and surprisingly Nvidia is way ahead of everyone else now. Nvidia will probably have their quad-cores ready before anyone gets their dual-cores out.
Quote: Nvidia will probably have their quad-cores ready before anyone gets their dual-cores out.
Dual cores are out from other companies already. Marvell even has a triple core.
Yes, sorry I forgot about that. I meant by available to consumers in smartphones. Qualcomm doesn't seem to be moving anytime soon. Samsung's Orion (now Exynos 4210) should go into production next month, but the Motorola Atrix (w/ Tegra 2) is supposed to be released by the end of this month.
