Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

Redirected from Nintendo Game Cube The Nintendo GameCube is a video game console by Nintendo belonging to the same generation as the Sega Dreamcast, Sony's PlayStation 2, and Microsoft's XBox.

It was released on September 14, 2001 in Japan, November 5 in North America, and Spring 2002 in Europe. The Gamecube, or GCN, has been widely anticipated by many who were shocked by Nintendo's decision to design another cartridge based system after the SNES. The Gamecube uses a unique storage medium, a proprietary DVD format that holds 1.5 GB of data. The Gamecube contains such Nintendo series such as Super Mario, Star Fox, Zelda, and Metroid. The Gamecube doesn't have any DVD movie support, but a Gamecube/DVD hybrid is in production by Panasonic. Some titles include Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi's Mansion, Star Wars Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader[?], Wave Race: Blue Storm[?], and Super Mario Sunshine.

Specs

MPU ("Micro Processing Unit"): Custom IBM Power PC "Gekko"

Manufacturing Process: 0.18 micron IBM Copper Wire Technology

Clock Frequency: 485 MHz

CPU Capacity: 1125 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1)

Internal Data Precision: 32-bit Integer & 64-bit Floating-point

External Bus:
1.3 GB/second peak bandwidth
32-bit address space
64-bit data bus
162 MHz clock

Internal Cache:

L1:
Instruction 32KB
Data 32KB (8 way)

L2: 256KB (2 way)

System LSI: Custom ATI/Nintendo "Flipper"

Manufacturing Process: 0.18 micron NEC Embedded DRAM Process

Clock Frequency: 162 MHz

Embedded Frame Buffer: Approx. 2 MB

Sustainable Latency: 6.2ns (1T-SRAM)

Embedded Texture Cache: Approx. 1 MB

Sustainable Latency: 6.2 ns (1T-SRAM)

Texture Read Bandwidth: 10.4 GB/second (Peak)

Main Memory Bandwidth: 2.6 GB/second (Peak)

Pixel Depth: 24-bit Color, 24-bit Z Buffer

Image Processing Functions:
Fog
Subpixel Anti-aliasing
8 Hardware Lights
Alpha Blending
Virtual Texture Design
Multi-texturing
Bump Mapping
Environment Mapping
MIP Mapping
Bilinear Filtering
Trilinear Filtering
Ansitropic Filtering
Real-time Hardware Texture Decompression (S3TC)
Real-time Decompression of Display List
HW 3-line Deflickering filter

Sound Processor: Custom Macronix 16-bit DSP (built in to Gecko package)

Instruction Memory: 8KB RAM + 8KB ROM

Data Memory: 8KB RAM + 4KB ROM

Clock Frequency: 81 MHz

Performance: 64 simultaneous channels, ADPCM & PCM encoding

Sampling Frequency: 48KHz

Performance

Floating-point Arithmetic Capability: 10.5 GFLOPS (Peak)

Real-world polygon: 6 to 12 million polygons/second (Peak)

System Memory "Splash": 40 MB

Main Memory: 24 MB MoSys 1T-SRAM (Approximately 10ns Sustainable Latency)

A-Memory: 16 MB 81 MHz DRAM

Disc Drive: CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) System

Average Access Time: 128ms

Data Transfer Speed: 16Mbps to 25Mbps

Media: 3 inch Nintendo GameCube Disc based on Matsushita's Optical Disc Technology

Capacity: Approx. 1.5GB

Input/Output:
4 Controller Ports
2 Memory Card Slots
Analog AV Output
Digital AV Output
2 High-Speed Serial Ports
High-speed Parallel Port

Power Supply: AC Adapter DC12V x 3.5A

Dimensions: 4.3"(H) x 5.9"(W) x 6.3"(D)

MPU ("Micro Processing Unit"):	Custom IBM Power PC "Gekko"
Manufacturing Process:	0.18 micron IBM Copper Wire Technology
Clock Frequency:	485 MHz
CPU Capacity:	1125 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1)
Internal Data Precision:	32-bit Integer & 64-bit Floating-point
External Bus:	1.3 GB/second peak bandwidth 32-bit address space 64-bit data bus 162 MHz clock
Internal Cache:
L1:	Instruction 32KB Data 32KB (8 way)
L2:	256KB (2 way)
System LSI:	Custom ATI/Nintendo "Flipper"
Manufacturing Process:	0.18 micron NEC Embedded DRAM Process
Clock Frequency:	162 MHz
Embedded Frame Buffer:	Approx. 2 MB
Sustainable Latency:	6.2ns (1T-SRAM)
Embedded Texture Cache:	Approx. 1 MB
Sustainable Latency:	6.2 ns (1T-SRAM)
Texture Read Bandwidth:	10.4 GB/second (Peak)
Main Memory Bandwidth:	2.6 GB/second (Peak)
Pixel Depth:	24-bit Color, 24-bit Z Buffer
Image Processing Functions:	Fog Subpixel Anti-aliasing 8 Hardware Lights Alpha Blending Virtual Texture Design Multi-texturing Bump Mapping Environment Mapping MIP Mapping Bilinear Filtering Trilinear Filtering Ansitropic Filtering Real-time Hardware Texture Decompression (S3TC) Real-time Decompression of Display List HW 3-line Deflickering filter
Sound Processor:	Custom Macronix 16-bit DSP (built in to Gecko package)
Instruction Memory:	8KB RAM + 8KB ROM
Data Memory:	8KB RAM + 4KB ROM
Clock Frequency:	81 MHz
Performance:	64 simultaneous channels, ADPCM & PCM encoding
Sampling Frequency:	48KHz
Performance
Floating-point Arithmetic Capability:	10.5 GFLOPS (Peak)
Real-world polygon:	6 to 12 million polygons/second (Peak)
System Memory "Splash":	40 MB
Main Memory:	24 MB MoSys 1T-SRAM (Approximately 10ns Sustainable Latency)
A-Memory:	16 MB 81 MHz DRAM
Disc Drive:	CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) System
Average Access Time:	128ms
Data Transfer Speed:	16Mbps to 25Mbps
Media:	3 inch Nintendo GameCube Disc based on Matsushita's Optical Disc Technology
Capacity:	Approx. 1.5GB
Input/Output:	4 Controller Ports 2 Memory Card Slots Analog AV Output Digital AV Output 2 High-Speed Serial Ports High-speed Parallel Port
Power Supply:	AC Adapter DC12V x 3.5A
Dimensions:	4.3"(H) x 5.9"(W) x 6.3"(D)