Comments on: Interview with the Texas Instruments OMAP4 team

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Did anyone have experience in developing with OMAP4460 boards?
I’m doubting between two, the Pandaboard ES (pandaboard.org) and the VAR-SOM-OM44 (http://variscite.com/products/item/76-var-som-om44-ti-omap4460)
My main concerns are high performance Wi-Fi and Stereo Audio.
Any pointer will be greatly appreciated.

By: Alireza saemi

Alireza saemi — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:52:00 +0000

thanks 4 article i used it on my google + with mentioned link …

love OMAP team .. never satisfied with exynos chipset

By: Heavy Gunbros

Heavy Gunbros — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:51:00 +0000

In reply to Charbax. thanks to knowledge ... great answer

By: Alireza saemi

Alireza saemi — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:51:00 +0000

GREAT .. I LOVE OMAP TEAM .. nevere satisfied with exynos chipset … great .

By: Charbax

Charbax — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:04:00 +0000

In reply to Wesley. Much faster memory bandwidth and better video makes OMAP4 much better than Tegra2 I think.

By: Charbax

Charbax — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:38:00 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. TI uses SGX540 at 380mhz, Apple uses SGX543 at 200mhz, performance is similar. Apple can "cheat" in graphics benchmarks just as Cyanogen firmware cheat in Android benchmarks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:33:00 +0000

The A5 chip has dual SGX543 (SGX543MP2), so it FAR outclasses the SGX540 being used in the Galaxy Nexus. I find it strange that TI used the SGX540 in the OMAP4460, the same GPU was used in last year’s Nexus S so it is rather old now. You would think they would have wanted some more GPU power to help power that 720p display.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:09:00 +0000

In reply to Wesley. Did you know that Tegra2 can only play high def videos encoded in h.264 low profile setting? That means that your 1080p videos will take a LOOOOOT of space...

By: Wesley

Wesley — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Yeah right. The Omap 4430, as found in the LG Optimus 3D, clocked at 1Ghz is a decent chip, though nothing class leading, comparable to the original Tegra 2. Nvidia have since upgraded the Tegra 2 to 1.2 Ghz from 1Ghz and now it can record and play back 1080P video. The Omap found in the soon to be released Motorola Razr is also a 3340 and is clocked at 1.2Gzh, but it can only play 720P video in Youtube.

The Exynos chip in the Samsung Galaxy S II is still the best chip available, is much faster than any chip from TI, Nvidia or Qualcomm and can record and play back 1080P flash video with ease. They also have an updated Exynos soon to be found in new devices, made with the 28nm process, meaning faster speeds and less power used, with is even better.

The only chip that could compete or beat the new Exynos could be the Tegra 3 in the short term (next 3 months) and in the long term (6 months) the Snapdragon quad core.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:17:00 +0000

Politician’s talk: a lot of words, but nothing substantial…