JEMC said:
se7en7thre3 said:
We've discussed this before, but Nintendo could receive(d) a sweet deal from Nvidia with huge orders. Why so huuuuuuuuuuge? /trumpvoice
"A base unit, or dock station, is used to connect the brain of the NX - within the controller - to display on your TV."
I think this part of the article has been slightly overlooked. The language used re: "brain" has me intrigued. If it was just a simple hdmi-out like its done with many other devices it could have been said that way. I think there is something more here, i.e dock adding more power.
So how powerful can the NX mini tablet be? If we can expect a reasonable jump from Tegra X1 (512 gflop), maybe a cutdown X2 for the portable could be around 700 gflops fixed (still not perform to full chip power even when docked). Then the NX dock will use the 2nd and full chip capability, and lets say a conservatvie 900gflps-1TF. Combined could be around PS4 level or comfortably ahead of XB1. I don't know how combined chips could work, if at all, but again the language used with connecting to a "brain" could mean getting NX help from a superior source.
It'll be interesting to find out about the X2's specs regardless to see the gains made from 20nm to 16nm.
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The article is very straighforward about that. The portable is the "brain", where the processor and main components are, and the base station does nothing but connect the portable to the TV and probably also charging the portable.
I know that having extra hardware to make the device more powerful sounds great, but having two sets of hardware creates lots of other problems that make it impractical.
A simpler option would be to "unlock" the full power of the processor when the device is docked. When using the NX as a handheld, the processor would be limited to a certain performance in order to make battery life acceptable but, with the device put in the dock with no power restrictions and probably a better cooling solution, the processor could be used at full speed, increasing the performance.
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Doesn't that overly elaborate description of "brain" seem strange? I wouldn't have read into it that deep otherwise. But of course, lets not forget the SCD tech, which is what the NX dock can serve as (along with HDD etc).
What makes more sense is no "dock" at all, but lets say, a marriage of portable and stationary- independent HW but can work in tandem (nx would act as a controller).
