News - Nvidia SHIELD 2 hardware spec seen in benchmark results

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Key hardware specs to include a Tegra K1 chip and 4GB of RAM.

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I'd love to see what could be done in a similar form factor with one of AMD's forthcoming Mullins APUs. Given it's the same basic hardware as the PS4/XBOne, it'd seem like a fairly obvious approach if either company wanted to make a portable console. While there's nothing wrong with Android, I can't see Shield getting many AAA ports, leaving it's main use as a streaming platform, which is kind of limited.

A Mullins (or perhaps semi-custom take with more GPU silicon in a similar TDP/SDP) platform should be able to take the same OS and games as the full consoles. Could be very interesting indeed... ;)

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Originally Posted by scaryjim

I'd love to see what could be done in a similar form factor with one of AMD's forthcoming Mullins APUs. Given it's the same basic hardware as the PS4/XBOne, it'd seem like a fairly obvious approach if either company wanted to make a portable console. While there's nothing wrong with Android, I can't see Shield getting many AAA ports, leaving it's main use as a streaming platform, which is kind of limited.

A Mullins (or perhaps semi-custom take with more GPU silicon in a similar TDP/SDP) platform should be able to take the same OS and games as the full consoles. Could be very interesting indeed... ;)

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as usual AMD are always on the other side trying to beat nvidia, AMD will come with an APU with GDDR5 memory beating the K1 in every possible way!

I think that NVIDIA will beat AMD in terms of graphics power at the K1 power envelope.

What I'd like to see from NVIDIA is a real microconsole, not a mobile device, something decently priced. The Shield is a nice idea but too pricey to be anything but a niche device. Android is definitely going in the direction of becoming a TV gaming platform, but there's nothing convincing in this market right now, and I think NVIDIA can create a compelling platform here.

Hmmm, a thought just occured. Didn't MS just say they'd be doing license-free Win 8 for devices with a < 9" screen? ;)

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Originally Posted by scaryjim

Hmmm, a thought just occured. Didn't MS just say they'd be doing license-free Win 8 for devices with a < 9" screen? ;)

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Are you talking about a Windows based Shield-like device? Because that doesn't make much sense.

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Originally Posted by ET3D

Are you talking about a Windows based Shield-like device? Because that doesn't make much sense.

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I was thinking more like a large DS, but yeah - essentially a windows gaming tablet: there's a huge controller-ready gaming back-catalogue that will play fine on a mullins APU (or a Bay Trail atom, I guess), and since it will presumably be developed by a decent-sized OEM they could have their own Metro-based front end to your gaming catalogue. But it would also behave like a normal Windows tablet, and it'd stand up on its own so you could use it on a desk with an external keyboard. Get a ~ 6" 1280x768 screen and you're away....

AMD had a concept gaming controller for a tablet. I don't think that the idea is bad, but I think that people who would expect to run their full PC libraries would be disappointed. You'd really need a company that understands gaming to be behind the project and make sure that people who just want to use the device as a mobile console get a good experience.

I think a Windows gaming tablet would be excellent. Plenty of power, get Steam on there. Loads of controller ready games. Something lighter, larger and more powerful than the Razer Edge Pro would suffice.