手機遊戲邁入PC等級 Tegra K1比PS3更快!
NVIDIA(輝達)這個月在CES美國消費電子展中,發表了採用PC架構的全新Tegra K1行動處理器,號稱可在行動平台執行PC等級的遊戲。這意味著手機遊戲和PC遊戲的界線將越來越模糊,一些在PC平台上比較精緻的作品,或許可在不久的未來移植到手機上。
Tegra K1支援各種PC等級遊戲技術,包括DirectX 11、OpenGL 4.4和曲面細分(tessellation)等,以及Unreal Engine 4遊戲引擎,目前已有數百款PC和遊樂器遊戲運用這款引擎製作。
NVIDIA也將CES大展中展示的內容帶來台灣與媒體做說明,現場展示在平板電腦上,透過Tegra K1執行OpenGL4.4呈現人臉生動的表情、皮膚光影散射的效果,以及PC遊戲Trine 2在平板上遊玩的實況。
NVIDIA表示Tegra K1是第一款可提供與Xbox One、PlayStation 4相同功能的行動處理器,而且它的效能比目前Xbox 360和PlayStation 3等遊樂器更快。
Tegra K1分為32位元四核心與64位元雙核心兩種版本,兩種版本均搭載192核心的NVIDIA Kepler GPU。32位元版本預計於今年上半年出貨的裝置中推出,而64位元版本預期可隨著今年下半年出貨的裝置上市。
在以往,遊戲開發商主要針對遊戲機、PC兩種平台,但現在有太多裝置可以玩遊戲,如電視、手機、平板等,這些裝置與PC差太多,遊戲商基本上要重新開發。NVIDIA認為將PC架構放到行動處理器的話,開發商就可以沿用PC上的成果,將可充分運用既有資源在所有平台上了。
Nvidia Tegra K1 mobile CPU more powerful than PS3 or Xbox 360, CEO claims
The Tegra K1 was unveiled at a CES 2014 event today, with Polygon reporting Huang’s comments regarding the new mobile processor, which will naturally use afar less power than a home console’s CPU draws on.
The new CPU has a 192 CUDA core processor, which Huang described as “all fully programmable, all massively parallel”.
This makes the mobile tech so powerful it can support Epic’s Unreal Engine 4, a next-gen engine so new we’re yet to see the release of any games built with it, although that is expected to change this year.
“We can take absolutely anything that runs on PC or high-end console and run it on Tegra. I didn’t think that we’d be at this level on mobile for another three to four years,” Epic’s Tim Sweeney said in a statement.
The Tegra K1 has been confirmed for tablets and smartphones, but Nvidia reportedly hinted it will have wider application in smart devices like TVs and cars.
“We’ve brought mobile computing to the same level as desktop computing. We’ve brought mobile computing to the same level as super computing. We’ve brought the heart of GeForce and the soul of Tesla to the Tegra family,” Huang said.
喔~既然「Nvidia Tegra K1 mobile CPU more powerful than PS3 or Xbox 360」的話,那就表示SONY、微軟可以推出平板型PS3或是Xbox 360,直接玩現在所有的PS3與Xbox 360遊戲!