Trivia
HardSince The Introduction Of The Game Cube, Nintendo Console CPUs Are Manufactured By?
Answer: IBM
Nintendo might design their consoles, a fair number of their hit games, and market their systems worldwide, but they most definitely outsource the design and production of their processors.
Since the Nintendo GameCube, the CPUs of Nintendo consoles have been designed by IBM and largely based on the PowerPC chip platform. The GameCube featured the “Gekko” processor which ran at 486 MHz and was a variant of the PowerPC 750CXe line. The Wii featured the “Broadway” processor which ran at 729 MHz and is based on the PowerPC 750CL chip.
Despite criticism that the Wii U didn’t include much of a hardware upgrade over the Wii, the CPU (at least) got quite a bump. The Wii U sports a 1.243 GHz tri-core processor, “Espresso”, and although it shares some technology with the Power7 line of processors, the chip appears to be more highly customized for Nintendo than previous IBM creations.
Trivia
HardWhich Fictitious Drug Is Used By Researchers To Assess Participant Honesty?
Trivia
HardThe First Commercial Multicore Microprocessor Was The?
Trivia
Very HardWhich Of These Colas Was Originally Called “Brad’s Drink” Before Assuming Its Modern Name?
Trivia
EasyWhich Animal Carries Its Favorite Tools With It?
Trivia
EasyFor the Indian Auto Market, Car Makers Build Special What?
Trivia
HardBefore “Ghosting” Was Slang For Ignoring A Dating Partner, It Was Slang For?
Trivia
HardThe Oldest Verified Computer Program Still In Use Is Used For?
Trivia
HardIn British Culture, An “Agony Aunt” Dispenses?
Trivia
HardWhich Of These Sci-Fi Ships Was Once Slated For A Full-Size Replica In Las Vegas?
Trivia
HardWhat Off-The-Shelf Item Did The United States Air Force Build a Supercomputer From?
.jpg){kind=link}