VIA Nano 3000 CPU series finally launches to rival Intel's Atom

We suppose dreams really do come true. Nearly a full year after we heard that VIA was toiling on a new processor line to really give Intel's aging Atom a run for its money, the company has come clean and confessed that those whispers were indeed true. The Isaiah-based Nano 3000 Series is a range of six new CPUs clocked between 1GHz and 2GHz, all of which boast an 800MHz FSB, 64-bit support, SSE4 instructions, Windows 7 / Linux compatibility and power ratings that check in some 20 percent more efficient than existing VIA Nano processors. There's also the promise of 1080p multimedia playback, and VIA swears that we'll see these popping up in all-in-one desktops as well as thin-and-light laptops in the very near future. How soon, you ask? Samples are shipping now to OEMs, with mass production slated for Q1 2010.

VIA Nano 3000 CPU series finally launches to rival Intel's Atom

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 4th 2009 4:21AM]

Well... if no one else is gonna say it, I will....




CRYSIS?!





XD

[RITarded09 Posted Nov 4th 2009 12:29PM]

Yes, actually. There was a test video showing the Nano (first gen) running crysis on a mini-itx board.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Obx7ZYTTU

Provided it had a beefier GPU (not a rather paltry 8600gt) it would most likely have done a bit better.

Certainly, the first gen Nano was not as powerful as this generation, but still, its impressive.

[microshaftsux Posted Nov 6th 2009 9:55PM]

Interesting, the highest TDP on the processor, according to VIA's website, is 0.5 watts!

[RITarded09 Posted Dec 14th 2009 2:34PM]

@microshaftsux

Not quite. The highest they will draw under load is 25w. They idle as low as .1w or .5w depending upon the chip.