We spent a good two or three hours testing out a series of
Tegra games, and watching several full HD videos and it did seem to suffer in the battery department so we'd question how true that mammoth battery life is.
Allows consumers considering the purchase of a Tegra - powered mobile device to learn about
Tegra games and some of the best Android games
Those of you with a Tegra device now have another convenient destination to brush up on
all your Tegra games.
As an added bonus, we've included community forums that you can use to discuss your favorite
Tegra games.
We spent a good two or three hours testing out a series of
Tegra games, and watching several full HD videos and it did seem to suffer in the battery department so we'd question how true that mammoth battery life is.
Not exact matches
Nvidia (NVDA) just launched its $ 200 Shield Tablet K1, which Gray says was designed with
Tegra K1 chip technology that offers pro
gamers a larger high definition screen on which to play and more enhanced visuals to bring the action alive for both spectators and players.
It will be based on a
Tegra 3 quad core chip and has a built in
game controller as an optional accessory.
However, while the tablet had the Digital Ira real time face rendering demo with the
Tegra K1, the same can't be said of the chip when it came to
game playing.
With
Tegra 4 on NVIDIA SHIELD portable, you can now experience high end graphical features native in Android
games like advanced real time lighting effects, depth of field, soft shadows, high res textures, real time smoke and particle simulation, higher polygon counts and much more.
SHIELD portable is built for extended gameplay and delivers 4 - 5 hours of gameplay for
Tegra 4 optimized
games and up to 10 hours of gameplay for typical Android
games.
The Nvidia
Tegra Zone offers about 15
game titles meant to harness the graphical power of the
Tegra 2 CPU, including Fruit Ninja, Galaxy On Fire 2, Pinball HD, and Riptide GP.
As an Android gaming device, it provides access to Android
games via Google Play, with SHIELD - and
Tegra - optimized titles found via SHIELD Hub application.
My Vibrant can even handle
games like Dungeon Defenders (unfortunately the
Tegra Zone is now fragmenting
games) which is best on devices like this Optimus G2x and its
Tegra chip so for me this is a mere copy of something already great (the SGS4G).
Tegra Zone is designed to complement the Android Market as it offers additional information about the
game such as professional reviews, gameplay videos and
game trailers while at the same time allowing the user to download the
game through the Android Market.
We then downloaded some titles from Nvidia's
Tegra Zone, a portal featuring
games tailored for the
Tegra 2 processor.
Tegra Zone will launch highlighting several
games including Dungeon Defenders, Fruit Ninja HD, Back Breaker THD and Monster Madness.
In addition, there are currently 15
games available from the Nvidia
Tegra Zone, such as Fruit Ninja, Pinball HD, and Riptide GP.
Nvidia also provided us with a sneak peek of three
games coming to its
Tegra Zone store for Android tablets and phones: Galaxy on Fire 2, Riptide GP, and Pinball HD.
Powered by a dual - core 1 - GHz
Tegra 2 processor and packing 1 GB of RAM, the G - Slate has plenty of muscle for handling Flash websites and intense 3D
games such as Riptide GP.
Here you get a 1Ghz dual - core ARM Cortex A9 processor combined with NVIDIA's
Tegra 2, which accounted for the fact this can fly through graphically intensive HD apps
games like, Galaxy on Fire 2 without breaking a sweat.
Now coming to the tablet's credentials, the Elocity A7 is among the very first to sport the advanced dual - core 1 GHz NVIDIA
Tegra 2 (T20) processor that is more than capable of rendering not only
games that require considerable computing power but 3D movies and Adobe Flash as well.
Not only has it not crashed within the first few days of using it, but all of the applications and
games took advantage of the dual core
Tegra 2 processor.
The preloaded
Tegra Zone Android ™ app brings customers direction to the best Android ™
games that are optimized for NVIDIA
Tegra powered tablets.
We only wish the Xperia Play was powered with a
Tegra 2 CPU and could run HD
games.
This being a Nvidia - powered tablet,
Tegra Zone — a
game portal — is also available.
The 8 - inch Shield Tablet is the first to sport Nvidia's
Tegra K1 chip, is filled with
gamer - friendly features and connectivity options, and is designed to work with the Wi - Fi - based Shield Wireless Controller in addition to Bluetooth gamepads, mice, and keyboards.
Coming back to the performance side of things, Nvidia has passed along the demo videos below to illustrate the great leap in capabilities that its new GPU represents, and it's going to push
game developers to produce versions of their mobile
games harnessing that power, which will be showing up in the
Tegra Zone app discovery store in due course.
We played endless
games of Temple Run and Riptide GP, with no sign of slowdown, and enjoyed enhanced graphic effects such as splashes and drips, thanks to the Nvidia
Tegra 3 chip.
In fact, the snappiness of the
Tegra 4 processor and the way it loads apps quickly, runs FHD video smoothly at 60 fps, and runs
games without hiccups is seen as a selling point to a lot of the people who have been queing up for the New Transformer Pad.
It features
games optimized for
Tegra 2 processor as well as professional
game reviews, high res screenshots, behind - the - scenes featurettes, HD video trailers and gameplay videos.
Not only will you get a lot of bang for your buck at that price, but the Transformer Pad's
Tegra 3 - optimized graphics are capable of some impressive tricks over the iPad 2, if the handful of
games optimized for the platform appeal to you.
Indeed, the device is built specifically for
gamers, with the tablet featuring an 8 - inch, 1080p HD screen, Nvidia
Tegra K1 chipset, front - facing speakers, built - in LTE - functionality and support for Nvidia ShadowPlay - a cool feature that lets the user capture gaming moments and share them on Twitch.
NVIDIA recently launched the
Tegra Zone app, which allows you to find the richest
games optimized for smartphones and tablets powered by the NVIDIA
Tegra 2 processor.
Finally, PC
game devs have stated that the iPad 2 would not catch the
Tegra 2 — apparently people that had access to the iPad 2 technology before it's release.
The
Tegra 3, or Kal el, processor will allow for higher polygon count characters and scenes in video
games.
I've got the overclocked kernel and the modified video drivers to run
Tegra 2
games, so I was hoping for more than what I can do with the NC with mods.
Check out the video demos below to get a look at the browser in action, an Android version of Wired's app we've seen previously for the iPad, a couple of
game demos and some background on how the
Tegra 2 platform allows for video - intensive Flash playback without crippling your battery life.
Gamers of all ages will enjoy the preloaded
Tegra Zone Android app, which allows users to search and download the best Android
games that are optimized for NVIDIA
Tegra powered tablets.
Like with all
Tegra 3 processors, the
Tegra 3 processor at the heart of the Xperia Tablet S is fast, responsive, and particularly suited to HD
games.
Nvidia's
Tegra Zone collection of
Tegra 3 - optimized
games will soon be part of the Windows Store.
In addition, there are currently 15
games available from the Nvidia
Tegra Zone, including Fruit Ninja, Pinball HD, and Riptide GP.
The company is apparently still looking to get back into the hardware
game after a hiatus spanning a couple of years, however, with a new tablet featuring an NVIDIA
Tegra 4 processor, which ReadWrite pegs for an imminent announcement, and is also considering Android - based smartphone for future development.
As you would expect, the
Tegra 3 chipset inside handles most
games handily.
Consumers can complete their purchase of
Tegra Zone
games on the Android Market.
Relative to the rest of the 7 - inch - tablet pack, the Nvidia
Tegra 3 system - on - a-chip (SoC) no longer burns up our charts with its performance, but it remains a solid engine, particularly for intensive
game play.
Overall, the EVGA
Tegra Note 7 is a very good value - priced tablet for
gamers, students and anyone else who desires fast performance and pen input for a low price.
We got to check out the Nvidia
Tegra Tablet back during CES, but can you say you've really checked something out until you've determined its ability to play Farmville, the life - consuming Facebook
game that's taken the digital world by storm?
If there ever was a reason to own an NVIDIA
Tegra 3 device, this
game would probably be it.
Tegra 2 enables new mobile media and gaming capabilities: o For the first time, consumers will be able to
game with multiple players using different types of devices.
It allows consumers to find
Tegra - optimized
games for their super phone or tablet, along with professional
game reviews, high - res screenshots, HD video trailers, gameplay videos, and behind - the - scenes featurettes.