[Arm-netbook] xilinx zynq-7000 800mhz ARM Dual-Core Cortex A9

[Guillaume FORTAINE]

Hello,

> absolutely no graphics, whatsoever.  none. nada. zip. 

http://wiki.opengraphics.org/tiki-index.php

Best Regards,

Guillaume FORTAINE
gfortaine at gfortaine.biz
+33(0)631.092.519

> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:47:24 +0100
> From: luke.leighton at gmail.com
> To: arm-netbook at lists.phcomp.co.uk
> Subject: [Arm-netbook] xilinx zynq-7000 800mhz ARM Dual-Core Cortex A9
> 
> http://www.xilinx.com/products/silicon-devices/epp/zynq-7000/index.htm
> 
> 28nm Dual-Core 800mhz Cortex A9.
> 
> wow, things are getting reallly interesting, if xilinx has made an ARM
> CPU with a built-in FPGA.  the only thing about this CPU is:
> absolutely no graphics, whatsoever.  none. nada. zip. zilch.  it does
> however have USB2, 2x Gigabit Ethernet and 2x PCI-e.
> 
> this thing f****g rocks!
> 
> hey, mr chezphil, how do you like _them_ apples, huh? :)
> 
> i am however getting reaaaally fed up with the state of 3D embedded
> graphics.  you literally cannot for love nor money find a low-power
> PCIe 3D GPU.  there is _one_ low-power PCIe 2D GPU: the volari X11
> (same thing that's in the OpenRD Ultimate) and... well, i don't want
> to tell you how much they thought it was worth.
> 
> so about the only option left, realistically, to get even _any_ 3D
> graphics, would be to either put in a standard PCI-e connector in, or
> to use the MXM standard:
> http://www.mxm-sig.org/file.cfm?doc=36A88883-DFFA-E3E6-16C301BCF5633572
> 
> SiS do _one_ 3D IC which they consider to be "ultra-low-power"... at 6
> watts (65nm), and the MXM III (Type A) standard is TDP 25 whilst the
> Type B is 150!  are these guys off their fucking rockers or what??
> 
> but... yeah.  wow.  what a weird and exciting combination.
> 
> l.
> 
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