Subj : Good news, gamers: Nvidia and MediaTek are teaming up for new mob To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed May 17 2023 12:45:03 Good news, gamers: Nvidia and MediaTek are teaming up for new mobile GPUs Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 11:39:11 +0000 Description: MediaTeks next processor might pack an Nvidia GPU, signaling that Team Green could be getting serious about mobile games. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Industry sources claim that MediaTek - a company best known for making processors used in phones and Chromebooks - has big plans with Nvidia, aiming to integrate an Nvidia GPU into a new flagship chip as early as next year. Its been a tough year for Nvidia so far, so this move is interesting. If people arent buying desktop graphics cards at the rate Nvidia wants, a shift over to new mobile GPUs could be a wise move - especially when Nvidias biggest competitor in the graphics industry, AMD, has been making big strides with its new Z1 APU , found in the impressive Asus ROG Ally PC gaming handheld. It makes a lot of sense: after all, Nvidia isnt exactly a stranger to mobile GPUs. The graphics giants Tegra chips have been around for years, powering everything from the incredibly popular Nintendo Switch to the onboard computer found in the Tesla Model S. The Asus ROG Ally runs on AMD hardware, which might have rankled Nvidia somewhat. (Image credit: Asus) A new dawn for handheld gaming? In any case, this is exciting - not least for MediaTek, which is probably getting tired of playing second fiddle to Qualcomm in the mobile processor arena. The power of a new Nvidia Tegra chip (or whatever it ends up being called) could catapult MediaTeks new flagship to the top of the leaderboards. This is vitally important in a world where more and more people are using their phones for gaming. After all, most of the best gaming phones use Qualcomms Snapdragon chips, and big brands like Apple and Google are making their own increasingly powerful processors to power their phones. Were also seeing a rise in the popularity of handheld gaming consoles - the aforementioned ROG Ally is great, and everyone wants to get their hands on Valves excellent Steam Deck . It looked for a while like handhelds were on the decline, but Nintendos successful Switch Lite proved that theres still a market for on-the-go gaming hardware. Most recently, we've seen Nvidia's Tegra X1 chip powering the 2021 Nintendo Switch OLED - though this was a superficial upgrade over the original 2017 Switch. (Image credit: Nintendo) AI for the gaming guy Interestingly, the DigiTimes Asia report revealing this information also noted two other things: that Nvidias involvement will hopefully help MediaTek improve its AI capabilities, and that Windows on ARM (WoA) will be another focus of the collaboration. The first point is particularly interesting, given that previous Tegra GPUs didnt have proper AI capabilities. Bringing Nvidias awesome AI-assisted DLSS upscaling tech to handhelds could be a big draw against AMD, allowing for massively boosted gaming performance. We already know that Nvidia is going hard on AI , so its understandable to see it become a fresh focus for the company here. The WoA angle is also intriguing, given that Microsofts efforts to run Windows on ARM-based chips have historically been wonky at best. But the Asus ROG Ally uses Windows 11 - suggesting that Nvidias new mobile GPUs could indeed be fated for Windows-based handheld consoles. If handhelds really are making a glorious comeback, it makes sense that they could become the next battleground for AMD and Nvidia. After all, the rumored Nintendo Switch 2 will likely run on Nvidia hardware. Ill tell you what Id like to see, though, a resurrected PlayStation Portable with the power to play PS4 games. Come on, Sony! ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/good-news-gamers-nvidia-and-mediatek-are-teamin g-up-for-new-mobile-gpus --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .