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Official Name	NINTENDO GAMECUBE
MPU("Microprocessor Unit")*	IBM Power PC "Gekko"
Manufacturing Process	0.18 microns Copper Wire Technology
Clock Frequency	405 MHz
CPU Capacity	925 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1)
Internal Data Precision	32bit Integer & 64bit Floating-point
External Bus Bandwidth	1.6GB/second(Peak)
External Bus Bandwidth	1.6GB/second(Peak) (32bit address, 64bit data bus 202.5MHz)
Internal Cache	L1: Instruction 32KB, Data 32KB (8 way) L2: 256KB (2 way)
Internal Cache	L1: Instruction 32KB, Data 32KB (8 way) L2: 256KB (2 way)
System LSI	"Flipper"
Manufacturing Process	0.18 microns NEC Embedded DRAM Process
Clock Frequency	202.5MHz
Embedded Frame Buffer	Approx. 2MB
Embedded Frame Buffer	Approx. 2MB Sustainable Latency : 5ns (1T-SRAM)
Embedded Texture Cache	Approx. 1MB Sustainable Latency : 5ns (1T-SRAM)
Texture Read Bandwidth	12.8GB/second (Peak)
Main Memory Bandwidth	3.2GB/second (Peak)
Color, Z Buffer	Each is 24bits
Image Processing Function	Fog, Subpixel Anti-aliasing, HW Light x8, Alpha Blending, Virtual Texture Design, Multi-texture Mapping/Bump/Environment Mapping, MIPMAP, Bilinear Filtering, Real-time Texture Decompression (S3TC), etc.
Other	Real-time Decompression of Display List, HW Motion Compensation Capability

*The Gekko MPU integrates the power PC CPU into a custom, game-centric chip.

ABOVE: Gekko processor in comparison to a nail

(The following sound related functions are all incorporated into the System LSI)

Sound Processor	Special 16bit DSP
Instruction Memory	8KB RAM + 8KB ROM
Instruction Memory	8KB RAM + 8KB ROM
Data Memory	8KB RAM + 4KB ROM
Clock Frequency	101.25 MHz
Maximum Number of Simultaneously Produced Sounds	ADPCM: 64ch
Sampling Frequency	48KHz
System Floating-point Arithmetic Capability	13.0GFLOPS (Peak) (MPU, Geometry Engine, HW Lighting Total)
Actual Display Capability	6 million to 12 million polygons/second
Actual Display Capability	6 million to 12 million polygons/second (Display capability assuming actual game with complexity model, texture, etc.)
System Main Memory	24MB Sustainable Latency : 10ns or lower (1T-SRAM)
A-Memory	16MB (100MHz DRAM)
Disc Drive	CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) System
Disc Drive	CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) System Average Access Time Data Transfer Speed 16Mbps to 25Mbps 128ms
Media	8cm NINTENDO GAMECUBE Disc based on Matsushita's Optical Disc Technology
Media	8cm NINTENDO GAMECUBE Disc based on Matsushita's Optical Disc Technology Approx. 1.5GB Capacity
Input/Output	Controller Port x4 Digicard Slot x2 Analog AV Output x1 Digital AV Output x1 High-Speed Serial Port x2 High-speed Parallel Port x1
Power Supply	AC Adapter DC12V x 3.5A
Main Unit Dimensions	150mm(W) x 110mm(H) x 161mm(D)

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