Comments on: The GigaOM Interview: Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia CEO, on iPhone, Intel & a Dell Phone

By: Can Nvidia Play with the Big Boys? - GigaOM

Can Nvidia Play with the Big Boys? - GigaOM — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:13:20 +0000

[...] said Tegra wouldn’t be shipping in products until next year (something he told us earlier this year in an interview), but growth from CUDA on laptops and desktops should have an impact over the second half of this [...]

By: Basic Thinking Blog | Vermischtes

Basic Thinking Blog | Vermischtes — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:14:25 +0000

[...] GigaOM interviewt den Chef von NVidia zum Mobilfunkmarkt (NVidia = größter Grafikchipanbieter weltweit, der auch im [...]

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:57:18 +0000

Stacey,
Sure, Tegra might have better battery performance than Intel’s Atom. But better than TI’s OMAP or Qualcomm’s SnapDragon? Both have much more experience in making low power chips, and at least on the surface the performance should be as good (IIRC Tegra is 800MHz ARM11, OMAP35xx is 600MHz Cortex-A8, Snapdragon is ~1GHz custom core (similar to A8)). Plus, Marvel has some decent chips, too.

So Nvidia’s entry doesn’t get me excited. I think the two categories that may be OK are small, cheap laptops running Linux or XP (e.g. Asus Eee) and small devices like the Nokia N-series (Linux) or iPhone (OS X). The Atom has the edge for the Eee category, TI & Qualcomm have the edge for the N-series category, and Apple is doing their own stuff. Note that Nvidia currently isn’t supporting Linux.

By: Stacey Higginbotham

Stacey Higginbotham — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:55 +0000

@Tony the battery performance of any device with Tegra should be significantly improved. I watched demos with a mini computer running Vista, playing an HD video and later running Microsoft Excel and none of that drove power above 1 watt. As for performance, it pays to be skeptical. We’ll see what happens in the coming years.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:46:16 +0000

Well, some people don’t think it’s a big opportunity, for example:
(link)

Also, I’m skeptical about Nvidia’s performance doubling claims - at least in terms of real performance. Architectural improvements might get Nvidia 2x performance once more (Cortex A8 is already much improved over ARM9, ARM11). Clock rates might get them 4x (assuming they can get to >3GHz, but I wonder about power consumption). Parallel processors are easy to design (that’s what NVidia is doing with graphics), but are pretty useless for most software. So maybe they can double select benchmark performance every year, but not real world processor performance.

I also think they’re still stuck in the PC mentality - in the mobile space, I think connectivity speed and options (3G, 4G, WiFi, WiMax) and battery life are more important than benchmark performance. I’d rather have a N810-style tablet with 8 hour battery life and crisp performance than one with good benchmark scores, useless eye candy, and a 3 hour battery life.

By: searchgov

searchgov — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:13:43 +0000

well done guys seems we have serious competition for iPhone now

By: 轮胎模具

轮胎模具 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:12:21 +0000

Broadband is generally fat and reliable here, and as an added bonus, no carriers to contend with. Clearly a realm that iPod touch is targeted at.

By: Lasha Krikheli

Lasha Krikheli — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:06:05 +0000

Great read! I have always wondered about the world of CPU and GPU manufacturers. Huang has a good point saying that it would take a while for interested competitors to come up with an iPhone equivalent, and companies like Nvidia coming into the picture to help.

Since the iPhone has such a tremendous start, how much of a chance do other companies have at mass market success? Yes, there have been some great phones that have been compared to the iPhone, but none have outdone it.

By: Mark Sigal

Mark Sigal — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:32:04 +0000

I continue to think that the ‘undefended hill’ is going after the fixed wireless segment that is oriented around the living room.

That is a centerpoint of entertainment and gaming, and there are all sorts of interesting out-of-band types of apps that can work in tandem with and extend the TV viewing, gaming, sports and social/communications experience.

Broadband is generally fat and reliable here, and as an added bonus, no carriers to contend with. Clearly a realm that iPod touch is targeted at.

Here is a post about one such application:

Wall Widgets: Fixed Wireless at Home
(link)

Check it out if interested.

Mark

By: Ather Qadri

Ather Qadri — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:48:52 +0000

Tegra will definitely be the next BIG thing in the Computing world.
Possibly the Laptops will give way to Palmtops sooner or later .

NjoY

_Ather_

By: Om

Om — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:19:27 +0000

So, Looks like HP or Dell are on their way for a Hphone or Dphone

Cheers, Nag