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Nintendo 3DS Specs Comparison: 3DS vs PSP vs iPhone 3GS

Now that we know what kind of graphics hardware is running the 3DS, we can begin to set our expectations on how it will compare to current handheld gaming devices. This chart compares the 3DS technical specifications to the PSP, iPhone 3GS, and original DS. How does it compare?

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hamoor5822d ago

great looks like the 3ds is blowing the psp and the ipod out of the water
sure it does only 15M polygons but the gamecube had like 12M polygons and yet i didn't saw any game on the app store or on the psp that had surpassed the gamecube graphics

SpoonyRedMage5822d ago

I'll post what I posted in the other comments but the specs are the 2006 ones for the 3DS chip and it has improved since then:

In 2008 the polygon was 40 mil/sec as you can see in the image attached and it has likely improved from there in the last two years.

We know the lower limit of the 3DS' power but not exactly how powerful it is.

lowlight5822d ago

The article was just updated to include the 2008 specs.

Its close to a PSP, but it still has to fill a 0.5 megapixel screen.

SpoonyRedMage5822d ago (Edited 5822d ago )

I'm not an expert of anything but why would we assume it will run at only 100mHz?

Doesn't the DS run at over at that anyway? and the PSP started off at 200 and is now over 300 isn't it?

Is it due to the different power consumption?

EDIT: Also isn't it entirely possible that the CPU or ARM processor will handle the bottom screen like with the DS as due to the design of the device they're clearly targetting the graphical experience for the top screen which means they won't need powerful graphics for the bottom screen meaning the GPU can be solely responsible for the top screen?

...and what I've heard the secondary rendering for the 3D effect takes around the same amount of power a split screen in games does not just simply doubling the requirements. Is that wrong?

EDIT2: In fact, it seems someone in that Neogaf thread is claiming that at 400mHz it's only using between 0.2 and 0.4 watts which I'm sure is lower than the DS uses.

lowlight5822d ago

That's me in the GAF thread ;)

I am rewriting this article as new information comes in, and I perform more testing on the PSP.

You're right, it is safe to assume they are going to clock it at least 400 MHz, but probably no higher. Unfortunately it's not easy to draw a conclusion with these numbers just yet. So all we can do is comment on the MINIMUM performance is going to be :)

Dorfdad5822d ago

FAIL comparing it to old tech (3GS) from the start. How about the iPhone 4 2x ram Better resolution faster processor and does shit loads more.

lowlight5822d ago

Found the latest clock speeds and performance. Updating AGAIN

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7758d ago (Edited 58d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer83d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi82d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer83d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot83d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box82d ago (Edited 82d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno83d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay83d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno81d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK82d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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