http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/shaders used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_nvidia_ion_2_supercharge_graphics_twice_shaders_ion_1 <!--paging_filter--><p>Nvidia isn't saying much about its next Ion platform, but if recent rumors turn out to be true, the followup platform looks to be a doozie. According to news and rumor site <em>Fudzilla</em>, Nvidia will <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/14468/41/">double up the number of shaders</a> on the second generation of Ion.</p> <p>That means Ion 2, as it will likely be called, would ship with at least 32 shaders, providing a big boost to gaming performance on netbooks and nettops built around the platform. And best of all, thermals aren't expected to rise very much, if at all, on the upcoming shrunken version of Ion.</p> <p>Nvidia's first Ion has yet to really penetrate the market and cut into Intel's Atom platform marketshare, but that could change as more major manufacturers jump on board. Samsung <a href="/article/news/samsung_ship_first_ion_netbook_july">recently announced</a> plans to launch an Ion netbook this month, and Lenovo's Ion-based IdeaPad S12 is due out in August.</p> <p>Nevertheless, <em>Fudzilla</em> says Ion 2 should launch by the end of this year.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/Nvidia_Ion.png" width="415" height="197" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/rumor_nvidia_ion_2_supercharge_graphics_twice_shaders_ion_1#comments News chipset graphics hardware ion ion 2 nvidia rumor shaders Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:32 -0500 Paul Lilly 6858 at http://www.maximumpc.com