Nvidia Soups Up Mobile Graphics Tech
Computer graphics giant Nvidia has ported its GeForce Go 6 series technology to thin and light notebooks, which it vows will deliver a "home theater" quality experience. Sony is the first vendor to integrate the GeForce Go 6200 into its line of Vaio S Series and Sony Vaio FS Series notebooks.
The graphics processing units (GPU) support Nvidia's patented PureVideo technology, as well as 2D and 3D features that are compatible with Microsoft's DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 visual effects.
In addition to its basic feature set, the GeForce Go 6200 GPU offers additional bandwidth by combining its dedicated video memory with dynamic system memory without requiring more power from the system and saving battery life. Nvidia refers to this patent-pending feature as "TurboCache." The chip also supports high definition multimedia content.
The announcement points to a shift toward mobile users demanding multimedia and gaming, as notebook prices continue to fall. "Notebook PCs have become the hub for multimedia productivity and entertainment," said Rob Csongor, general manager, mobile GPUs for Nvidia.
"Historically, the challenge has always been getting high performance multimedia GPUs into thin-and-light notebooks that are very lightweight, small and feasible for travel," said Csongor. "The dramatic technology advances in the GeForce Go 6200 GPU with TurboCache technology allows world class graphics and video performance to be delivered in thin-and-light notebooks."
An Nvidia spokesperson was not available for comment by press time.