NVIDIA SVP Tony Tamasi Claims Tegra 5 Will Be Faster Than PS3 and Xbox 360
“The PS3 and Xbox 360 are barely more powerful than mobile devices,” Tamasi told Bit-Tech. “The next click of mobile phones will outperform [them].” Specifically, he’s referring to the Tegra 5 mobile processor, which will follow the new Tegra 4 chip. Reportedly, Tegra 5 will feature CUDA 5 and boast a Kepler-class GPU and support Open GL 4.3.
![Tegra roadmap](https://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item25141/small_nvidia-tegra-roadmap-1.jpg)
Tegra roadmap
It’s not all that hard to imagine that Tamasi’s prediction will come to pass, and soon. Mobile chip technology has exploded in recent years--many of us have still-functioning laptops with the same processor clocks and one quarter the cores of our phones--with no signs of abating. Meanwhile, the Xbox 360 and PS3 continue to age.
Of course, seeing that kind of graphics power on a smartphone might be a ways off, but with monster gaming tablets like NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD and the Razer Edge hitting the market, it would almost be ridiculous if they didn’t outpace gaming consoles soon.