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Nvidia's new Tegra X1 chip made headlines as being the first mobile chip to hit the 1 teraflop range . The processor - which uses a Big little architecture with Cortex A57 and Cortex A53 cores in a 4+4 configuration and 256 Maxwell GPU cores has enough power to close in on top tier consoles has now taken a score of 74,977 points on Antutu - a popular benchmark application .  The X1 chip is currently top dog as similar products like the Exynos 7420 on the upcoming Galaxy S6 only hit about 60,000 and therefore the X1 will probably be a powerhouse like the K1 chip of 2014 . Although devices packing the X1 chip will be limited , Nvidia - who also makes the "Shield" series of tablets will definitely include this chipset in their upcoming shield tablet which is rumored to be launched on the 3rd of March . Written By Rakitha for MasHD Source - Gizmochina

Five years in the making - that's what Nvidia says about its secret device which is set to be unveiled on the 3rd of March . Nvidia - a company that has recently stepped into making Android tablets is said to be working on a successor to the Shield Tablet launched last year.According to rumors , the new device is said to pack a 8 core Nvidia Tegra X1 processor which packs a power of one Teraflop and it is said to be one of the current top dog mobile processors to date ,Nvidia also stated that it will "redefine the future of gaming " a further hint that the device will be gaming oriented with possibly enhanced game streaming abilities over the K1 powered Shield tablet of 2014 . Written By Rakitha for MasHD Source - AndroidPolice

Nvidia has been busy with the unveiling of the Tegra X1 "superchip" - the processor , unveiled last month ,packs 8 ARM Cortex A57 / ARM A53 cores giving twice the raw power as the current Tegra K1 and it even comes close to consoles thanks to its numbercrunching One Teraflop of power . The chip -which Nvidia expects to go into the next gen Tablets and small Android consoles will be available in the first half of the year , but Nvidia -who also makes the popular "Shield" tablet is said to unveil the 2015 successor which -like the previous model will have Nvidia's top of the line Tegra X1 chip under the hood .The exact date of the next Shield tablet launch is still unknown , but rumors speculate that the device might pop up in around July of this year (same time as the current Shield tablet's launch). Written By Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena

Nvidia has alwaysbeen first in launching benchmark setting mobile processors for a long time ,and with another year over ,Nvidia has once again claimed the benchmark title to itself with the new Tegra X1 Syetem on a chip . This new Tegra chip is said to be the first "Octa-core" tegra processor from the company and according to preliminary benchmarks , the chip is also the first mobile processor to reach one Teraflop of floating point performance (which is close to most high end consoles like the Xbox One) - this number has been achieved thanks to 256 Maxwell GPU cores which is the same GPU architecture found in the new GTX980 series of graphics cards in high end gaming pc's .To put it into perspective  , the first supercomputer to break the teraflop barrier in 2000 (ASCI Red) needed 76 Pentuim Pro processors and a million watts to power it .Raw CPU power to the chip is provided by 8 64 bit cores comprising of 4+4 islands with 4 Cortex A57 cores with 2MB of L2 cache a...

Nvidia is packing Christmas presents in the form of Android updates for the Shield tablet this season , the tablet was one of the first devices to receive a OEM update to Android 5.0 and now Nvidia is pushing Android 5.0.1 to Shield tablets which include general bug fixes , better interface fluidity , OpenGL 4.5 and better power management overall .The update has already rolled out so be sure to check for updates if you didn't recieve the update notice on your Nvidia Shield tablet Features added in the new update *OpenGL 4.5 *shield power control *live HD Effects in camera Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - AndroidPolice

The Nvidia Shield is probably one of the best Android tablets to date , the average pricing and exceptional performance thanks to Nvidia's Kepler powered K1 chipset and timely updates including Android 5.0 are just some of the good things about the $299 tablet .Being a Nvidia Tegra device , the Shield supports NvidiaTegraZone  - which is Nvidia's own game and app store for tegra devices . Games like Trine 2 and Half Life were pre installed in the device and now Half Life 2  Episode One is available for those  who own a Shield tablet . The App on its own costs $7.99 but if you happen to own a Shield tablet with LTE ($399) the game is available free for download . The app is 2.65GB and it is recommended you have a separate controller for moving around  . The game is sadly not available to users who own older Tegra devices powered by the Tegra 3 and Tegra 4 processors which include the Tegra Shield portable . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - SlashGear

Nvidia shield Tablet is probably one of the best gaming oriented tablets this year , the Nvidia K1 powered beast is pretty much Nvidia's show-slate to promote the Tegra series of processors to the mass market with graphical prowess that matches some big named consoles in the past . The tablet , which cost $299 for the 16GB model wifi was selling quite well but as with most things Tegra , users started to question software support for the tablet but so far Nvidia hasn't turned them down . Presenting Android 5.0 Lollipop plans for the Nvidia Shield tablet , like i said earlier , Nvidia is really keeping the Software updates coming and this time , the tablet is making a huge step forward as it jumps from Android 4.4 to 5.0 starting from the 18th of November . The Nvidia shield tablet runs a very much stock Android experience except for Nivida's custom tweaks in the hardware department . The update is also scheduled to bring in some more goodies to the already sweetened dea...

The Nvidia Shield tablet is finally official , the tablet , which was leaked a few days prior to the official launch was almost 100% accurate in giving out the exact specs so the launch is a bit "meh" ,however it it , the Nvidia Shield tablet is nothing short in being awesome , the sound of having a Kepler GPU and a low price will surely make this another thing to have , if you are after a tablet which has the properties of the Shield console . The tablet at first looks a bit like a stretched out HTC One , this look mainly comes from the front facing speakers which are surely a plus if you want some quality audio that is not muffled when you place it on a table . The tablet features a DirectStylus 2  "pen" for graphic applications such as Nvidia Dabbler - a pre installed software for drawing using watercolor effects and the usual Android apps like Photoshop touch and et al .Even with the tuck in stylus silo on the rear , the tablet measures at a good 9.2mm...

As explained in the earlier post , Nvidia has been planning to launch a successor to the Tegra Note 7 this year , the tablet , dubbed the "Shield tablet" is the second Nvidia product under the name Shield and like the Shield console of last year , the tablet will have some top specs and live streaming abilities that will surely get any gamer's attention . The Shield tablet is set to be unveiled tomorrow (22 July) and it will go on sale on the 29th of July in the US and 14th of August in Europe . The tablet , powered by Nvidia's Quad-Core variant of the Tegra K1 processor is clocked to 2.2 Ghz and it features Nvidia's *192 core  Kepler GPU along with 2GB of RAM .  The tablet will come with a 8"  1920x1200 resolution IPS display and it will have its very own stylus called the DirectStylus 2 . Two 5MP HDR cameras sit on the front and back of the tablet and it supports 4K video playback . The tablet has GPS and GLONASS support and it supports Bluetoo...