This chip is going to have way more problems than the PPC 970 did I'll imagine. It's supposed to have 3 cores, and one of them an ATI designed GPU, or something like that. It sounds like a pipe dream got away from somebody. BIg time!
Did you follow the link? The graphics core is located on a quite regular GPU. AFAIK the 970 didn't have any problems. IBM's been doing multi core CPUs for ages, and i think the POWER5 MCM is quite a bit more complicated than this 3 core CPU.
90nm is here and only hit snags due to the implementation of new technology.
If it's here...why is it on my desk right now? Just because there has been a trickle of 90nm G5 in Xserve form, doesn't mean "it's here". It'll be here when consumers can get them in sufficient quantities.
Right now there's a problem with yields so we have to wait.
The "confirmed" block diagram of the Xbox 2. It will have a tripple core PPC running at 3.5+ GHz, and each core seem to be hyperthreaded (POWER5 derived?). No integrated memory controller though. 84 GFLOPs per chip..
Triple core does not mean 3x3.5 Ghz!
And if it only has one chip, then 84 GFlops PER chip is a stupid statement to do...
On top of that, this is anything but a confirmation... A can make a drawing too you know.
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Originally posted by onlooker
This chip is going to have way more problems than the PPC 970 did I'll imagine. It's supposed to have 3 cores, and one of them an ATI designed GPU, or something like that. It sounds like a pipe dream got away from somebody. BIg time!
Did you follow the link? The graphics core is located on a quite regular GPU. AFAIK the 970 didn't have any problems. IBM's been doing multi core CPUs for ages, and i think the POWER5 MCM is quite a bit more complicated than this 3 core CPU.
Originally posted by costique
Calling Mulder...
Calling Meader...
Originally posted by Mr. MacPhisto
90nm is here and only hit snags due to the implementation of new technology.
If it's here...why is it on my desk right now? Just because there has been a trickle of 90nm G5 in Xserve form, doesn't mean "it's here". It'll be here when consumers can get them in sufficient quantities.
Right now there's a problem with yields so we have to wait.
Originally posted by Henriok
Look at THIS: http://bbs.gzeasy.com/index.php?showtopic=149175
The "confirmed" block diagram of the Xbox 2. It will have a tripple core PPC running at 3.5+ GHz, and each core seem to be hyperthreaded (POWER5 derived?). No integrated memory controller though. 84 GFLOPs per chip..
Triple core does not mean 3x3.5 Ghz!
And if it only has one chip, then 84 GFlops PER chip is a stupid statement to do...
On top of that, this is anything but a confirmation... A can make a drawing too you know.
*Debunking*
Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch
Triple core does not mean 3x3.5 Ghz!
And if it only has one chip, then 84 GFlops PER chip is a stupid statement to do...
*Debunking*
Huh? You're making no sense in your rush to disbelieve.