In an attempt to compete with the Intel Atom netbook processor, VIA has announced its own new Nano chip. The Nano 3000 offers a 20% boost in performance over its predecessor and increases power efficiency by 20% as well.
The Nano chip will be available in a variety of speeds including 1 GHz, 1.2 GHz, 1.3GHz, 1.4GHz, 1.8 GHz, and 2 GHz, all with an 800MHz bus speed. These chips will have SSE4 support, virtualisation, and 64-bit OS support. They will also be powerful enough to decode 1080p video.
Is the VIA Nano really better than the Intel Atom netbook processor? According to the PCMark 05 and 3DMark2006 benchmarks, the Nano 3000 processor scored higher than the Intel Atom processor by 43% and 49%, respectively.
The Nano 3000 processor is expected to come out in early 2010. VIA has yet to confirm pricing. We'll keep you posted.
Via BitTech.
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