Also known as "Project Kal-El," Tegra 3 boasts up to 3x the graphics performance of Tegra 2, while lowering power consumption by up to 61 percent - offering 12 hours of battery life for HD video playback.
In addition, the next-gen mobile chip implements Variable Symmetric Multiprocessing (vSMP) having a fifth CPU "companion” that is specifically designed for work requiring minimal power.
During tasks which need less power consumption - like playing music, actively playing back video or updating background data - the Tegra 3 processor completely shuts down its four performance-tuned cores and, instead, uses its companion core.
For high-performance tasks, which includes web browsing, multitasking and gaming, the Tegra 3 processor disables the companion.
"Tegra 3's vSMP technology extends the battery life of next-generation mobile devices by utilizing less power if they are handling undemanding tasks after which ratcheting up performance if it is really needed,” explained Nathan Brookwood, Research Fellow at Insight 64.
The Tegra 3 quad-core CPUs are associated with a 12-core Nvidia GeForce GPU, that is competent at rendering dynamic lighting, physical effects and high resolution environments.
Additional specs include:
Quad-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU.
vSMP tech (fifth CPU core).
12-core GeForce GPU.
New video engines support 1080p high profile video at 40 Mbps.
Up to 3x higher memory bandwidth.
Up to 2x faster image signal processor.
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