Comment on Google is discontinuing the Chromecast line
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 3 months agoThey’re supposedly using pretty much the same chipset. So the most important part is still underpowered, these Android boxes generally work fine even with 2-3GBs of RAM.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
From OP article
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
It’s supposed to use S905X3 with ARM Cortex-A55.
There’s already plenty of devices on the market with this chip, and it’s fine, but in real world as a user you won’t really see any improvement over something like a nearly 10 year old Nvidia Shield that’s still using a more powerful chipset.
Which is sad for a new device…
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Does Nvidia even make new mobile chipsets still? At least… Relatively cheaply? I know there’s something of an Nvidia tax.
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 3 months ago
I don’t think so. Maybe they’ll have something new for the next Nintendo Switch?
In fact, the Shield is using the same chip as the Switch (same for the newer revisions).