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I really liked the X1 SoC. Nvidia did a fantastic job targeting a wide range: The Pixel-C tablet used it, as did the Shield TV and even the Nintendo Switch. It
by awill 9y ago
I really liked the X1 SoC. Nvidia did a fantastic job targeting a wide range: The Pixel-C tablet used it, as did the Shield TV and even the Nintendo Switch. It was far and away the most powerful mobile SoC upon release, and it was great to have an alternative to Qualcomm (Nvidia opengl drivers smoke the qcom garbage).
It's such a shame that Nvidia is no longer targeting the mobile market with their SoCs. I play games/emulators on my Shield TV, as well as h.265 4K HDR content and it's great, but I'd gladly buy another Shield TV using the X2 (to better handle GameCube/Dreamcast emulators). Unfortunately Nvidia doesn't seem to have a followup SoC designed for the 'mobile' market. They are going after the higher margin (less TDP sensitive) AI/computer vision market.