GoForce 3D 4800 improves video playback, 3D graphics, and game textures; the processor is expected in new phones by the end of the year.
Nvidia released a new wireless multimedia processor today, the GoForce 3D 4800, for mobile devices. The processor boasts pixel-shading and support for up to six simultaneous textures, which can improve the look of mobile games. It also handles 3D graphics better than its predecessors and includes a codec-supporting, VGA-resolution video of up to 30 frames per second. The GoForce 3D 4800 is expected to be less power-hungry than other chips, prolonging battery life. Phones based on the processor are expected at the end of 2005.