NVIDIA has finally launched its next generation ION platform for 10 and 12 inch netbooks and notebooks. The next-gen ION chipset comes on a PCI Express Card. It is available in two versions. The model for use in 10 inch netbooks will have 8 CPU cores. The other version with 16 CPU cores is meant for use in 12 inch notebooks.
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The next-gen ION chipset supports NVIDIA’s Optimus technology which enables automatic switching between dedicated and integrated graphics options.

The NVIDIA ION platform combines a low power Atom processor with high performance NVIDIA graphics. It enables HD video playback on netbooks powered by Intel Atom processors. And since the ION platform supports CUDA technology, you will be able to perform GPU-intensive tasks such as video editing and recording. You can also play graphics rich games, thanks to the 3D acceleration supported by ION.

The next-gen ION differs from the current generation of ION many respects. NVIDIA has, however, said that netbooks running on the new platform will have about the same pricing as those running on the previous platform.