We have talked about the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor before, and we know that inside it quietly hums a fifth companion core.
Ticking at the modest 500MHz, it is meant to handle those mundane tasks
that do not require too much of a processing punch, thus saving on
precious battery power. And that otherwise cleverly engineered
architecture does not deserve a not-so-catchy name as “Variable Symmetrical Multiprocessing”, right?
That is why NVIDIA made the 4-PLUS-1 architecture name official
– a name that can be attached to products powered by the Tegra 3
processor and immediately representing the benefits that it brings.
Sounds better than “ninja core”, don't you agree? Or at least more marketable, that is for sure.
We
expect to be hearing that 4-PLUS-1 moniker quite a lot next week in
Barcelona as more than a few smartphones and tablets powered by the
Tegra 3 quad-core processor will be shown off at MWC 2012. Among them we
have the LG Optimus 4X HD, yet HTC, ASUS, Huawei, and ZTE, among others,
are expected to flaunt Tegra 3 devices of their own. It goes without
saying that we are looking forward to taking them for a spin, so stay
tuned to our MWC 2012 coverage to be on top of all the hottest from the show.
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