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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 It has since been replaced by the Nvidia Tegra series of SoCs.

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GoForce 2100

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]

GoForce 2150

Featuring 1.3-megapixel camera support, JPEG support, and 2D graphics acceleration. Supports 3-megapixel images with the upgrade.

GoForce 3000/GoForce 4000

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.

GoForce 4500

Features 3D graphics support with a geometry processor and programmable pixel shaders, used in the Gizmondo device.

GoForce 4800

Supports 3.0-megapixel camera and a 3D graphics engine.

GoForce 5500

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.

GoForce 5300

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.

GoForce 6100

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]

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References

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  6. Tensilica's Xtensa LX Processor Licensed by NVIDIA
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