IBM reveals details about the Xbox 360 CPU
Oct 25, 2005 @ 7:04 am
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Details of the customized IBM chip which will power the Xbox 360 have now been released.
The chip is a customized PowerPC with 3 cores, each running at more than 3 GHz.
“We took a general purpose core … and we implemented a few more instructions that were key for them to accomplish the performance (Microsoft) was looking for,”
said Ilan Spillinger, director of the IBM Design Center for Xbox 360.
Together with Toshiba and Sony, IBM is also a co-developer of the Cell chip that will power the Sony Playstation 3.
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Oct 26, 2005 @ 4:41 am
Mikie Said,
I already have my 360 payed for i just cant wait untill 2nd december i have even taken the day of work!