Posted on Wednesday, June 10 2009 @ 3:26 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Earlier this year NVIDIA introduced the ION, which is their
new system platform that pairs a GeForce 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom
processor to make it an appealing platform for those desiring a netbook
or nettop computer but are interested in a higher level of graphics
performance than what is currently possible with Intel's integrated
graphics. Products using the NVIDIA ION have been slow to emerge, but in
recent weeks, we have begun seeing more devices around, including those
from smaller manufacturers. One company that is now selling an
ION-powered nettop is ZaReason, which is a Linux-focused hardware
company. In this article we have a whole arsenal of Linux-based tests
showing off the NVIDIA graphics performance with the Intel Atom
processor under Linux.
Read more
at Phoronix.
