The Nvidia GoForce was a line of chipsets that was used mainly in handheld devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. Nvidia acquired graphics display processor firm MediaQ in 2003,[1] and rebranded the division as GoForce. It has since been replaced by the Nvidia Tegra series of SoCs.
Featuring VGA image capture, 2D graphics acceleration, JPEG support, and MJPEG acceleration. Used in the Samsung SCH-M500 Palm OS based flip-phone.[2][3]
Featuring 1.3-megapixel camera support, JPEG support, and 2D graphics acceleration. Supports 3-megapixel images with the upgrade.
The GoForce 4000 supports 3.0-megapixel camera and MPEG-4/H.263 codec, whilst GoForce 3000 is a low-cost version of the GoForce 4000 with limited features.
Features 3D graphics support with a geometry processor and programmable pixel shaders, used in the Gizmondo device.
Supports 3.0-megapixel camera and a 3D graphics engine.
The GoForce 5500 is a multimedia processor, incorporates Tensilica Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine[4] (based on the Xtensa LX processor licensed in 2005[5][6][7][8]). It can decode video and audio formats, such as WMV, WMA, MP3, MP4, MPEG, JPEG and supports H.264. Also including a 24-bit 64-voice sound processor with supports up to 32 MB of external memory, 10-megapixel camera support, and 3D graphics engine version 2.
Equipped with 2.25 MiB embedded DRAM (eDRAM) on TSMC's 65 nm process,[9] being the first in the GoForce product line. Its multimedia technology is claimed to be similar to the 5500's, but it does not sport a 3D engine and only supports much smaller screens.
The latest chipset in the series, the GoForce 6100 (showcased in 2007), claiming the first applications processor by NVIDIA,[9] adds 10-megapixel camera support and integrated 802.11b/g support (with external RF), based on a 130 nm process.[9] It contains a 250 MHz ARM1176JZ-S core.[10] [11]