Smartphones Will Beat Consoles by 2014

[simplezz]

Nvidia: Smartphones Will Beat Console Performance by 2014

Mobile devices are expected to reach Xbox 360 level of graphic performance by 2014, if not sooner.

On Thursday Nvidia released a slide showing the progression of GPU performance in the console, PC and mobile sectors from 2001 to 2014. As Nvidia showed us last year, consoles have created a "Z" on the chart, jumping up one level after releasing a new version with better hardware, but flatlining for numerous years thereafter. They can outperform the PC on a graphic level thanks to an integrated design, but that victory is only brief to say the least as PC hardware performance steadily climbs.

What's shocking is the steep increase in GPU performance in the mobile sector. According to Nvidia's chart, devices began to show a real increase between 2008 and 2009, but the steepest climb thus far has been from 2010 until now. What's interesting is that Nvidia's chart shows the mobile GPU to be cranking out better graphics than the current Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles starting 2013. That says a lot given that smartphones weren't even considered as competition until Apple released the iPhone in 2007.

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Misleading title. Should say: Smartphones will reach 2005 console level (graphics only, not gameplay) by 2014.

Meanwhile, consoles are due for a refresh no later than end of 2013.

[funkydude]

Lol, this ^

Sony and MS would be dumb to delay all the way into 2014.

[simplezz]

Misleading title. Should say: Smartphones will reach 2005 console level (graphics only, not gameplay) by 2014.

The Xbox360 and PS3 are the current generation consoles, so how is it misleading?

Meanwhile, consoles are due for a refresh no later than end of 2013.

It says in the article that smartphones will start to hit console level graphics as early as 2013. Then they have another 8 years to catch up to the next gen. I think consoles will be obsolete long before then.

[Boxster17]

The Xbox360 and PS3 are the current generation consoles, so how is it misleading?

It says in the article that smartphones will start to hit console level graphics as early as 2013. Then they have another 8 years to catch up to the next gen. I think consoles will be obsolete long before then.

Why is that? I highly doubt that'll be happening anytime soon. The gaming industry is huge so there's no way these companies will give up on consoles. Not to mention that no proper gamer is going to be wanting to play these AAA titles on phones, they want a controller with physical buttons as touch controls are absolutely horrible.

[jakem1]

More FUD (this time with a misleading title) from simplezz :rolleyes:

[n_K]

What's also misleading is that smartphones render for a small scren at what, 480*480px in 2D?

Xbox, PS3, etc. render at 1080p, 1920*1080 in 3D... Wow yeah, real similar...

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