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The Nvidia GoForce was a line of graphics chipsets that was used mainly in handheld devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. Nvidia acquired graphics display processor firm MediaQ in 2003,[1] and rebranded the division as GoForce. It has since been replaced by the Nvidia Tegra series of SoCs.
Features
[edit]GoForce 2100
[edit]Featuring VGA image capture, 2D graphics acceleration, JPEG support, and MJPEG acceleration. Used in the Samsung SCH-M500 Palm OS based flip-phone.[2][3]
GoForce 2150
[edit]Featuring 1.3-megapixel camera support, JPEG support, and 2D graphics acceleration. Supports 3-megapixel images with the upgrade.
GoForce 3000/GoForce 4000
[edit]The GoForce 4000 supports 3.0-megapixel camera and MPEG-4/H.263 codec, whilst GoForce 3000 is a low-cost version of the GoForce 4000 with limited features.
GoForce 4500
[edit]Features 3D graphics support with a geometry processor and programmable pixel shaders, used in the Gizmondo device.
GoForce 4800
[edit]Supports 3.0-megapixel camera and a 3D graphics engine. It was used in the Sony Ericsson W900i, and in the Motorola V3x.
GoForce 5500
[edit]The GoForce 5500 is a multimedia processor, incorporates Tensilica Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine[4] (based on the Xtensa LX processor licensed in 2005[5][6][7][8]). It can decode video and audio formats, such as WMV, WMA, MP3, MP4, MPEG, JPEG and supports H.264. Also including a 24-bit 64-voice sound processor with supports up to 32 MB of external memory, 10-megapixel camera support, and 3D graphics engine version 2. It was used in the i-mate Ultimate 6150 smartphone.[9][10]
GoForce 5300
[edit]Equipped with 2.25 MiB embedded DRAM (eDRAM) on TSMC's 65 nm process,[11] being the first in the GoForce product line. Its multimedia technology is claimed to be similar to the 5500's, but it does not sport a 3D engine and only supports much smaller screens.
GoForce 6100
[edit]The latest chipset in the series, the GoForce 6100 (showcased in 2007), claiming the first applications processor by NVIDIA,[11] adds 10-megapixel camera support and integrated 802.11b/g support (with external RF), based on a 130 nm process.[11] It contains a 250 MHz ARM1176JZ-S core.[12][13]
Implementations
[edit]- Acer N300 PDA
- HTC Foreseer
- Gizmondo
- iMate Ultimate 6150
- iMate Ultimate 8150
- iRiver G10
- Kyocera W41K
- Kyocera W51K
- Kyocera W52k
- LG KC 8100
- Mitsubishi M900
- Motorola E770v
- Motorola E1000
- Motorola RAZR V3x
- Motorola RAZR V3xx
- Motorola RAZR2 V9
- Motorola RAZR maxx V6
- O2 Xda Flame
- Samsung i310
- Samsung SGH-P910
- Samsung SGH-P940
- Samsung Sync SGH-A707
- Sandisk Sansa View
- Sendo X[14]
- Sharp EM-ONE S01SH
- SimCom S788
- Sony Ericsson W900
- Toshiba Portege G900
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "NVIDIA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF MEDIAQ". HEXUS. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "NVIDIA GOFORCE 2100 SELECTED FOR PICTURE PERFECT SAMSUNG CAMERA PHONE". HEXUS. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Samsung and NVIDIA Join Forces, New Handset in the Works". Tech2. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ↑ NVIDIA GoForce 5500 Employs Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine for High-Quality Audio in Mobile Phones
- ↑ Tensilica's Xtensa LX Processor Licensed by NVIDIA
- ↑ Tensilica's Xtensa LX Processor Licensed by NVIDIA
- ↑ HiFi 2 & HiFi EP Audio/Voice DSP Product Brief
- ↑ Tensilica's Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Provides Low-Power, Turnkey 24-bit Audio for SOC Designs; 2nd Generation Audio Engine Supports All Popular Audio Standards
- ↑ "i-Mate Ultimate 6150". PCMag Australia. 10 December 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ Team, PhoneArena (16 October 2008). "Hands-on with i-mate's Ultimate line". PhoneArena. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Beyond3D Forum thread - response from official NVIDIA PR
- ↑ GoForce 6100
- ↑ "3GSM: Nvidia zeigt Goforce-6100-Grafikchip". 13 February 2007.
- ↑ "Press Release|NVIDIA". NVIDIA. 22 March 2004. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2018.