The Nvidia K1: A Game-Changer for Mobile Gaming?
As I walked through the Nvidia booth at CES 2014, I couldn't help but feel excitement about what they had to show. While the Tegra 4 was an impressive processor in its own right, it seemed like just that - a step up from its predecessor rather than a revolutionary leap forward. That's why I was intrigued by the announcement of the K1, a new processor that Nvidia has dubbed "The K1". With its name, it's clear that this is more than just an incremental upgrade.
The CPU inside the K1 is a four-core processor capable of being clocked at up to 2.3 GHz. But what really sets it apart from other processors on the market is the additional core or companion core for low-energy tasks. When your phone is on standby, or if you're just using it for something that doesn't require a lot of power like reading an article on a web page, the K1 will automatically switch to this lower-power mode. And when you need more power, the K1 can kick in additional cores one by one up to a maximum of four. This balance between performance and battery life is what makes the K1 so attractive.
But as interesting as the CPU is, it's not what really caught my eye at the booth. That distinction belongs to the GPU, which is based on the Kepler architecture - the same architecture that's typically found on desktop-class CPUs. The Kepler architecture is known for its support of advanced graphics technologies like DirectX 11, Open GL 4.4, and Nvidia's own CUDA Core 6. And with this GPU, you can expect really good graphics and gaming performance. In fact, Nvidia claims that the K1 can either match or surpass the performance of last-gen consoles like the Xbox 360 or PS3.
I've had the chance to play GTA 5 recently on my Xbox 360, and I have to say, the graphics are incredibly impressive. To see those same levels of detail and performance on a tablet or phone would be truly amazing. But as exciting as this sounds, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. The real challenge is getting games ported over to Android in the first place.
Unfortunately, right now, most games on Android don't even come close to taking full advantage of the K1's capabilities. But what's promising is that game developers will have an easier time porting their games over due to the Kepler architecture. This could be a major factor in how popular the K1 becomes - and it's not just about the hardware itself, but about the ecosystem and support for mobile gaming.
If the K1 follows in the footsteps of the Tegra 4, however, we might see some hesitation from game developers. The Tegra 4 was an impressive processor in its own right, but it never quite gained mainstream traction like Nvidia had hoped. If the K1 doesn't follow suit, then game developers won't have much incentive to create Android versions of their games.
So what does all this mean for the future of gaming on Android? In a word, it's promising. The Nvidia K1 has the potential to be a game-changer for mobile gaming, but it'll depend on how popular and widely adopted it becomes. With the right combination of hardware and software support, we could see some truly impressive games come out in the future - ones that take full advantage of the K1's capabilities and push the boundaries of what's possible on Android.
That being said, I'm excited to see where things go from here. As with any new technology or innovation, there are always risks and uncertainties involved. But one thing is for sure: if Nvidia can make it happen, the future of mobile gaming just got a whole lot brighter.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys David here from fuff and earlier this week I had the chance to swing by the Nvidia boot that CES 2014 to take a closer look at the brand new processor they announced in the Integra K1 now technically the K1 is the successor to the Tegra 4 that we saw last year but for whatever reason Nvidia opted not to call it the Tegra 5 like you would expect and instead is calling it The K1 which is probably a good idea by Nvidia because right off the bat the K1 name tells you that this new chip isn't just an upgrade over the teker 4 and instead at least for NVIDIA it may very well be a GameChanger so the CPU inside this thing is a four core CPU capable of being clocked at up to 2.3 GHz with an additional core or a companion core for low energy tasks such as when your phone is on standby or if you're just using your phone or tablet for something that doesn't require a lot of power like reading an article on a web page now obviously when you need more power the K1 is going to kick on additional cores one by one up to a maximum of four so that way you have a good balance between performance and battery life but as interesting as all that sounds it wasn't the CPU that really got me excited about the K1 and it's not what really drew me to the booth at CES and instead it was the GPU that really caught my eye now this new GPU is based off the Kepler architecture which is probably why they named it the K1 but this architecture is a first on a mobile chip and is what you typically find on a desktop class CPU which means you get support for things like direct X11 openg GL 4.4 and nvidia's own Cuda cor 6 now that and the 192 caor that this GPU has will most likely combine to give you really really good graphics and gaming performance so much so that Nvidia went as far as saying that the K1 can either match or surpass the performance on the last gen consoles like the xbx 360 or the PS3 now I don't know about you guys but I've been playing GTA 5 recently on my Xbox 360 and I think the graphics look really really good so having Graphics like that on a tablet or on a phone would be just downright amazing but of course the challeng is actually getting games ported over to Android that can actually take full advantage of the k1s power because right now the games on Android won't even come close but andv video does say that the game developers will have an easier time pting their games over because of the capar architecture that the GPU is based off of now I think the determining factor in all of this as far as us getting games ported over to Android isn't necessarily the K1 itself but instead how popular the K1 becomes because if the K1 is anything like the teger 4 that we saw last year which just wasn't adopted widely by manufacturers and never really became mainstream then game developers won't have any incentive to P their games over but if K1 does become popular and it's adopted by a big manufacturer like Sony HTC Samsung or someone similar then game developers just may have enough incentive to do that and that in it of itself can very well change the future of gaming on Android so the Nvidia taker K1 could very well be a game changer quite literally but anyways that's pretty much it for me in this video if you liked it please give it a thumbs up and make sure you hit that subscribe button for more mobile technology videos just like this thanks for watching and I'll see you guys in the very next video nwhat's up guys David here from fuff and earlier this week I had the chance to swing by the Nvidia boot that CES 2014 to take a closer look at the brand new processor they announced in the Integra K1 now technically the K1 is the successor to the Tegra 4 that we saw last year but for whatever reason Nvidia opted not to call it the Tegra 5 like you would expect and instead is calling it The K1 which is probably a good idea by Nvidia because right off the bat the K1 name tells you that this new chip isn't just an upgrade over the teker 4 and instead at least for NVIDIA it may very well be a GameChanger so the CPU inside this thing is a four core CPU capable of being clocked at up to 2.3 GHz with an additional core or a companion core for low energy tasks such as when your phone is on standby or if you're just using your phone or tablet for something that doesn't require a lot of power like reading an article on a web page now obviously when you need more power the K1 is going to kick on additional cores one by one up to a maximum of four so that way you have a good balance between performance and battery life but as interesting as all that sounds it wasn't the CPU that really got me excited about the K1 and it's not what really drew me to the booth at CES and instead it was the GPU that really caught my eye now this new GPU is based off the Kepler architecture which is probably why they named it the K1 but this architecture is a first on a mobile chip and is what you typically find on a desktop class CPU which means you get support for things like direct X11 openg GL 4.4 and nvidia's own Cuda cor 6 now that and the 192 caor that this GPU has will most likely combine to give you really really good graphics and gaming performance so much so that Nvidia went as far as saying that the K1 can either match or surpass the performance on the last gen consoles like the xbx 360 or the PS3 now I don't know about you guys but I've been playing GTA 5 recently on my Xbox 360 and I think the graphics look really really good so having Graphics like that on a tablet or on a phone would be just downright amazing but of course the challeng is actually getting games ported over to Android that can actually take full advantage of the k1s power because right now the games on Android won't even come close but andv video does say that the game developers will have an easier time pting their games over because of the capar architecture that the GPU is based off of now I think the determining factor in all of this as far as us getting games ported over to Android isn't necessarily the K1 itself but instead how popular the K1 becomes because if the K1 is anything like the teger 4 that we saw last year which just wasn't adopted widely by manufacturers and never really became mainstream then game developers won't have any incentive to P their games over but if K1 does become popular and it's adopted by a big manufacturer like Sony HTC Samsung or someone similar then game developers just may have enough incentive to do that and that in it of itself can very well change the future of gaming on Android so the Nvidia taker K1 could very well be a game changer quite literally but anyways that's pretty much it for me in this video if you liked it please give it a thumbs up and make sure you hit that subscribe button for more mobile technology videos just like this thanks for watching and I'll see you guys in the very next video n\n"
