YouTuber gets classic Tomb Raider running on a chip that sips a mere 1 W of power
Who needs an RTX 5090, am I right?
Retro gaming enthusiasts may rejoice after hardware creator Alejandro Villegas Alonso demonstrated classic Tomb Raider running on a low-power chip. The ESP32-P4 microcontroller, a 32-bit RISC-V processor with two 400 MHz cores, consumes only 1 watt of energy, as per the data sheet. This makes it an unlikely choice for gaming, primarily used for simple tasks in embedded devices such as cameras.
The chip's affordability and versatility are noteworthy, with a price tag of under $30. Villegas Alonso leveraged a port of OpenLara, an open-source version of the original Tomb Raider, to run the game on the ESP32-P4. The project utilizes the ESP32-P4-Function-EV-Board, which features a seven-inch capacitive touch screen and a camera module.
Despite the screen's power consumption overshadowing the chip's power usage, the low-cost chip makes it an attractive option for DIY hardware projects.
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