Hey all,
I recently got my galaxy nexus. I have seen the Nvidia Tegra Zone & Qualcomm Gamecommand. I was wondering whether there was an equivalent for Texas Instruments.
If not, are there any games that run particularly well on the T.I CPU for this phone?
Thanks!
there is not a TI app like nvidia but the phone should handle anything thrown at it. modern combat 2 and 3, shadowgun, nova, GTA3, madden...they all run fine.
Oh, I felt slightly left out when nvidia altered apps release their thd version for games and we are unable to play them as we are incompatible.
It plays games as good or better than my galaxy tab 7+ with exynos! TI is no joke and I seriously under estimated it. What a nice surprise!
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Just install Chainfire 3D and you can install all the Tegra games from the Market and they run perfectly, really shows off what the GN is capable of and the games look so good on our 4.65" 720p screen
I really hate THD and QualComm's GameCommand. It separates the Android community again and is all marketing.
Pretty much to what keyz86 said, Chainfire 3D ftw! If it wasn't for this app.. we'd be in trouble.
Can anyone help me what to do to be able to run tegra thd games on my GN? Thanks
I don't know if it works for nexus but look up chainfire 3d.
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Chainfire 3D
I alfeady installed chain fire 3d and nvidia plugin but the game I downloaded don't run on my GN. Trying to run bang bang racing thd and fruit ninja thd both no good
same problem
iv been installing tegra games, some work some it says my device is not compatible, some just exit with no warning. The only game that works is riptide GT. If you found a fix to the problem let me know.
Why would do that to the nexus???
Dont run the 4C games on that. U'll could heat the processor to the point where it's not fully attached to the motherboard.
My PS3 suffered this. Had to heat it up to 500°F to reattach and it worked.
I'm about to download shadowgun, but what's the difference between shadowgun and shadowgun thd? is it the graphics? or the games? stages? are different?
The difference is the graphics,THD games is for tegras
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i see.. thanks! from now on, i will download THD games. LOL
For this particular game the THD version took a number of weeks to receive a port of the expansion that had been released on the plain vanilla version so was at a bit of a disadvantage.
Also unusually for this game, the THD version is for Tegra 3 only whereas most THD games also support Tegra 2.
hmm.. can someone provide a list of thd games?
download the tegrazone app in google play, there is ervery tegra game.
thanks so much!
Below are the videos that I have made myself on my SGS3 running chainfire 3D Nvidia Plug-in.
Riptide GP (Tegra 3 optimized)
This video is to show you how enchanted graphics looked like for Nvidia Tegra 3 games on galaxy S3 without having Tegra 3 processor but a better processor
The advance detailed graphics, the water, water splashing effect and blurring of screen on applying boost is only because of these Nvidia Plugin. Use chainfire 3D on non-Tegra 3 devices to have graphics like Tegra 3 devices for Tegra 3 optimized games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taWqyNpi74Y
N.O.V.A 3 (Tegra 3 Optimized)
This video is to show you how enchanted graphics looked like for Nvidia Tegra 3 games on galaxy S3 without having Tegra 3 processor but a better processor
The fire, smoke and falling object from sky are all because of this chainfire 3D and without this plug you would not get this funtionality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncwiDEDdOdo
Sega Sonic 4 Episode II THD (Tegra 3 only Game)
This video is to show you how enchanted graphics looked like for Nvidia Tegra 3 games on galaxy S3 without having Tegra 3 processor but a better processor
This game works only on Tegra 3 devices and it is not out yet for non-Tegra 3 devices. If you do not have Tegra 4 device then install chainfire 3D drivers and Nvidia Plugin and it would run like a charm especially if you have a beast like Galaxy S3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvCGpZuA8w
Max Payne (Tegra 3 Optimized)
S3 running Max Payne using chainfire 3D Nvidia plugin. However you can play these game without chainfire but as this game is optimized for Tegra 3 so it should show better graphics with chainfire drivers as this game is also optimized for Tegra 3. This way you would get better antistropic texture filtering and lighting effects.
http://youtu.be/hc5-2W4lfsU
GTA 3 (Tegra Optimized)
S3 running GTA3 using chainfire 3D Nvidia plugin. However you can play these game without chainfire but as this game is optimized for Tegra 3 so it should show better graphics with chainfire drivers as this game is also optimized for Tegra 3. This way you would get better antistropic texture filtering and lighting effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=por6KMuul7w
I would upload more videos here if I installed more games and have time to make more videos.
Nice! Can you test if Galaxy on Fire 2 works? Been waiting ages to get to play this game.
I was waiting for this, how does chainfire work? I thought it didn't on the S3 can you make a howto please?
I though that chainfire 3d couldn't do tegra3 games, but only tegra2 with the current nvidia plugin... what changed?
i can't find any tegra 3 plugins, i thought chainfire 3d only support tegra 2 games?
ArbiterGR said:
I though that chainfire 3d couldn't do tegra3 games, but only tegra2 with the current nvidia plugin... what changed?
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Not all Tegra 3 exclusive games work. The Riptide GP, Max Payne, GTA 3 are made for all processors but optimized for Tegra 3 so these games works on galaxy S3 but you can enhance graphics (which they made for tegra 3) using chainfire 3D.
I have tested 2 Tegra 3 exclusive games Sonic 4 Episode II THD and Shadow Gun THD (Tegra 3 only) and Sonic works but Shadowgun does not work and just when you are about to download additional files it gives error that Tegra 3 enable device needed.
So chainfire 3D does work on Galaxy S3 for many Tegra 3 optimized games. Samurai Vengeance THD also works but it is a Tegra 2 game. I would try to test more Tegra 3 only game and I would report if anymore would work.
saadi703 said:
Not all Tegra 3 exclusive games work. The Riptide GP, Max Payne, GTA 3 are made for all processors but optimized for Tegra 3 so these games works on galaxy S3 but you can enhance graphics (which they made for tegra 3) using chainfire 3D.
I have tested 2 Tegra 3 exclusive games Sonic 4 Episode II THD and Shadow Gun THD (Tegra 3 only) and Sonic works but Shadowgun does not work and just when you are about to download additional files it gives error that Tegra 3 enable device needed.
So chainfire 3D does work on Galaxy S3 for many Tegra 3 optimized games. Samurai Vengeance THD also works but it is a Tegra 2 game. I would try to test more Tegra 3 only game and I would report if anymore would work.
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I think you're confusing things. Shadowgun, gta3, max payne and more are tegra2 games, hence the plugin works with them. Sonic 4 episode II might be a tegra 3 game, but it's still compatible to tegra2 devices, hence again why the plugin works. Shadowgun THD is a tegra3 *only* game. It wont work on Tegra 2 devices and so far there's no plugin for chainfire that can work for it.
In other words, the current nvidia plugin can only work for tegra2 games.
can ı do it with the S2... galaxy on fire 2 tegra 3 worked well on my S2 device with chainfire 3d
Is this with the experimental driver or just normal installation?
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pennzoilgtr said:
i can't find any tegra 3 plugins, i thought chainfire 3d only support tegra 2 games?
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I am using same plugin. There is no new plugin. Not all Tegra 3 only games work some work like Sonic 4 Episode II works but Shadowgun THD (Tegra 3 only) does not work. Other games I have tested is not Tegra 3 only and run on other processors also but they are optimized for Tegra 3. Good thing is that these optimizations do work on Chainfire 3D which is good thing. At least you can play games in better graphics (enhanced for Tegra 3)
TheMathMan said:
Is this with the experimental driver or just normal installation?
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I have installed the experimental drivers as well but it should work without experimental as well because experimental drivers are required if you want to change the MSAA settings to 4x or 16x. The Riptide GP video that I have shot is using 16x MSAA however without 16x MSAA it still looks as awesome as this.
Galaxy on Fire 2
zombie112 said:
Nice! Can you test if Galaxy on Fire 2 works? Been waiting ages to get to play this game.
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I am downloading it now and I would report shortly whether it is working or not.
ArbiterGR said:
I think you're confusing things. Shadowgun, gta3, max payne and more are tegra2 games, hence the plugin works with them. Sonic 4 episode II might be a tegra 3 game, but it's still compatible to tegra2 devices, hence again why the plugin works. Shadowgun THD is a tegra3 *only* game. It wont work on Tegra 2 devices and so far there's no plugin for chainfire that can work for it.
In other words, the current nvidia plugin can only work for tegra2 games.
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You might be correct but Sonic 4 Episode II is Tegra 3 only at the moment. They would release the Tegra 3 version shortly. I am not confusing it and if you read my posts then I am saying that I am testing those game which works on other processors (beside Tegra 3) but enhanced for Tegra 3. So if you play N.O.V.A 3 on galaxy S3 then you would not get fire, smoke, burning objects falling from sky, lighting effects and other cool effects. You get these effects on Tegra 3 devices but with chainfire 3D you can get these effects. Same is true for Riptide GP. You would water splashing effects, better water effects and blurring effect on turbo boost using Chainfire 3D only. If you check both these games are optimized for tegra 3 games. Check the photos and description in the market for both these games. You don't get these effects on even Tegra 2 devices.
Also in GTA 3 the textures and cars are more detailed using chainfire 3D and I am not sure about GTA 3 whether it is optimized for Tegra 2 or Tegra 3.
ArbiterGR said:
I think you're confusing things. Shadowgun, gta3, max payne and more are tegra2 games, hence the plugin works with them. Sonic 4 episode II might be a tegra 3 game, but it's still compatible to tegra2 devices, hence again why the plugin works. Shadowgun THD is a tegra3 *only* game. It wont work on Tegra 2 devices and so far there's no plugin for chainfire that can work for it.
In other words, the current nvidia plugin can only work for tegra2 games.
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I said earlier that I am more interested in games which are optimized for Tegra 3 to get the visual enhancement. Shawdowgun THD is totally a different game to for download for only Tegra 3 devices and the download for additional files is blocked if you are not using Tegra 3 device. I would check other Tegra 3 only game beside Sonic 4 Espisode II as well whether they work or not but to me the visual enhancement for Tegra 3 optimized (not Tegra 3 only) is good enough reason to install chainfire 3D and I give full credit to chainfire and thank him to make it happen for non-Tegra devices as well. I wish if he can update the drivers to fool the shadowgun THD as well then it would be cool. There is no doubt S3 has better GPU than Tegra 3.
How to install and configure chainfire 3D
Mafiatounes said:
I was waiting for this, how does chainfire work? I thought it didn't on the S3 can you make a howto please?
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I can do the how to video but it is already covered here on XDA forum before. Please search on the forum. The installation is same as on every other mobile i.e.
1-Root your mobile phone
2-Install Chainfire 3D from market (buy pro version if you want per app setting)
3-Once installed, download 3 plugins (you can search through google) Nvidia, Qualcomm, Power PVR
4- Put these three file on your SD Card and install them from within the chainfire 3d application by going to install plugin/shaders
5- once installed open default OpenGL settings and click on use plugin. Chose Nvidia and go back. You are done and start playing game.
6-If you have pro-version then you can do per app settings instead of using default GL settings. Per app settings is also needed if any one of your particular game does not work with these drivers and you can setting plugin to none for that particular game.
I hope it helps.
zombie112 said:
Nice! Can you test if Galaxy on Fire 2 works? Been waiting ages to get to play this game.
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I have tested and the game Galaxy on Fire 2 THD works fine Below is the link where you can see this game on Galaxy S3. The video I have made is crappy and jurky but the game works totally smooth. I think it is Tegra 2 game. I am uploading the video on the below link and in 12 minutes it would be up and running:
http://youtu.be/0SHQ_eVb4xk
Thanks for pushing the thanks button. I appreciate that
Shadown Gun THD is not working on SGS2 with chainfired 3d.. it might not work on SGS3 as well, I guess.
Im now deleting the max paynes mali gpu data files and pasting the tegra 3 s data files.. I hope it will work from my last saved game Im just experimenting.
and can you send me the tegra sd files of riptide gp and the .apk file or tell me which version are you using ?.. because I couldnt find the proper thd version of riptide gp.
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Thanks for pushing the thanks button. I appreciate that
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Thanks to you I can play the greatest mobile game ever!
Guess it's time to root then...
saadi703 said:
I can do the how to video but it is already covered here on XDA forum before. Please search on the forum. The installation is same as on every other mobile i.e.
1-Root your mobile phone
2-Install Chainfire 3D from market (buy pro version if you want per app setting)
3-Once installed, download 3 plugins (you can search through google) Nvidia, Qualcomm, Power PVR
4- Put these three file on your SD Card and install them from within the chainfire 3d application by going to install plugin/shaders
5- once installed open default OpenGL settings and click on use plugin. Chose Nvidia and go back. You are done and start playing game.
6-If you have pro-version then you can do per app settings instead of using default GL settings. Per app settings is also needed if any one of your particular game does not work with these drivers and you can setting plugin to none for that particular game.
I hope it helps.
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Thanks a lot, it is the normal procedure then like it was for the S2 just wanted to make sure I will apply it as soon as i get my blue S3!
will loading the nvidia plugin cause the game to detect a tegra processor and automatically download the files for it or do i have to find them for each game and manually paste them in?
I was wondering if there was a way I could play THD (Tegra 3) exclusive games on my Note 2. I'm sure this phone is more capable than the Tegra 3, and I would love to play some of those games optimized for the quad-core chips. Also, is it possible to do this without root?
Not to be rude, but you answered your own question, can our phone play a tegra 3 game? by specs yes, but our chip is not tegra so it's a simple no
A2CKilla said:
Not to be rude, but you answered your own question, can our phone play a tegra 3 game? by specs yes, but our chip is not tegra so it's a simple no
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I know that there were tegra drivers that you could install on other devices to play tegra 2 games on non-tegra devices. I had my old epic touch rooted and playing THD exclusive games. I was just wondering if there was a work-around to get tegra 3 games to work on non-tegra devices as well.
Try chainfire 3d. Havent tried it on any tegrs 3 titles but it worked quite well on tegra 2 exclusives with my adreno phones. Dont know if its mali compatible. Would be a good report back for those smug posters that dont know about wrappers.
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