Nvidia names Tegra 3 Companion Core as 4-PLUS-1

Tegra 3 has four main cores that drive all the processing power but Nvidia recently confirmed to have added another core that allows the device to carry-out less performance intensive tasks while maintaining the device’s battery life. While it was referred to as a companion or a ninja core back then, Nvidia has decided to put a marketable name to it.

Henceforth, Tegra 3 SoCs with the fifth core will be known as 4-PLUS-1. Nvidia says this name will help manufacturers to market their products with the 4-PLUS-1 branding and also emphasize users the core’s importance.

[via Nvidia Blog]

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