Jan012013

What is the difference between the Nexus 7′s Tegra 3 and VIA WM8950 processors?

Kylee Kanavas asks:

I was looking at a Nexus 7 and it has a quad core Tegra 3 proccesor. Then I read some rumors about a new Asus tablet that was rumoured to have a “VIA WM8950″ processor. How do they compare? Which is better?

Thanks!


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Ahmed Khalil

as i know also Tegra 3 is more better and usually when price is an issue the used non famous types like VIA WM8950

January 1, 2013
ha14

quite right i think there are also some games made for Tegra 3 processor

January 1, 2013
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Patrick Jackson

January 1, 2013

Both are processors of different companies. Better look for thier specifications in their websites.

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susendeep dutta

January 2, 2013

Tegra 3 is better than VIA’s processor as it’s more powerful and works more smoothly than VIA.

Asus did choose VIA’s processor to go down to lower price point.As long as the tablet it intends to built plays 1080p videos,surfs internet without hitch and has a lower price,people won’t mind buying it even though it’s not having huge specs.

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Ahmed Musani

January 11, 2013

tegra 3 is quad core above all its best for gaming more powerful smoother and offers more speed.

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The Doug

April 28, 2013

The Tegra 3 is quad-core A9 w/ low power companion 5th core.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegra#Tegra_3

The WM8950 is a single-core A9. There really is no comparison in terms of how snappy the system will feel if multiple apps are running.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderMedia

The graphics capabilities should technically be similar, but programmers spend more time writing games for Tegra 3, so they should run better on a Tegra 3 device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606784

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