VIA Nano Processor: Re-inventing the Desktop

VIA Nano Processor: Re-inventing the Desktop The 64-bit, superscalar VIA Nano processor is specifically designed to revitalize traditional desktop PC markets, delivering truly optimized performance for the most demanding computing, entertainment and connectivity applications. The VIA Nano processor is ideally suited to this growing PC segment, where low power and performance are paramount in bringing to market products that redefine the desktop PC. Next-Generation Small Form Factor The traditional desktop PC market has is evolving in tandem with the demands of consumers who want PC designs that use less space and energy. The rise in energy costs is fueling demand for systems that typically use less than 40 watts, while the large full desktop tower is now largely considered as unacceptable. The VIA Nano processor is designed to facilitate non-intrusive, minimalist PC designs that are available at attractive price points and offer a full feature set on a par with bulkier PC systems. A Greener Desktop PC Systems based on the VIA Nano processor are excellent examples of green computing, using significantly less energy than traditional desktop PCs without sacrificing on performance or features. The next-generation power-management of VIA's uniquely efficient architecture means that VIA Nano processor-based systems consume considerably less energy, allowing for lower fuel bills and a reduced carbon footprint. Delivering the Power of the Cloud The VIA Nano processor offers a complete PC experience optimized for the most common internet-related tasks including modern cloud-based services. As the web browser becomes the primary application for most users, and access to Internet or cloud-based services becomes increasingly important, so too the desktop can be optimized to deliver these services without the added size and power consumption of traditional designs.

VIA Nano Processor Platform: Key Features 64-bit Next Generation Architecture The superscalar, speculative out-of-order 'Isaiah, architecture of the VIA Nano processor family supports a full 64-bit instruction set and provides for macro-fusion and micro-fusion functionality, and sophisticated branch prediction for greater processor efficiency and performance. Performance Efficiency The VIA Nano processor has been designed from the ground up to offer excellent thermal management properties and superb power efficiency. With the lowest power draw in the industry, the VIA Nano processor is the only 64-bit, out-of-order architecture processor suited to low power, high density applications and environments. High-Performance Computation and Media Processing A high-speed, low power VIA V4 Front Side Bus starting at 800MHz coupled with a high floating point unit, support for new SSE instructions, and two 64KB L1 caches and 1MB exclusive L2 cache with 16-way associativity offers huge gains in multimedia performance, including the latest multimedia and HD video codecs. High-Performance Floating-Point Execution The VIA Nano processor has been designed with significant emphasis on high-performance floating-point execution, using a completely new algorithm for floating-point adds that results in the lowest floating-point add latency of any x86 processor. Similarly, the floating-point multiplier has the lowest latency of any x86 processors.