iPad A5X CPU vs ASUS Transformer Prime Tegra 3 CPU benchmarks
Steven Sande:
Back on March 8, TUAW reported that NVIDIA was not happy with Apple’s claim that the A5X system-on-a-chip that powers the new iPad would put the NVIDIA Tegra 3 to shame. Australian tech blogger Ritchie has put the claim to the test by doing a side-by-side video comparison of the new iPad and the Tegra 3-powered ASUS Transformer Prime.
The results, while not as dramatic as Apple’s claims of 4 times the graphics processing power of the Tegra 3, do show conclusively that the two-core four-graphic-core A5X trounces the quad-core, 12-graphic-core Tegra 3.
As our very own Chris Rawson noted at the time of the post on March 8, “Prediction: Once NVIDIA runs A5X benchmarks and finds out it trounces the Tegra 3, we hear nothing more from them about it.” We’re waiting, NVIDIA…
