IBM Gekko

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IBM Gekko is a custom PowerPC-based microprocessor developed by IBM for use as the main CPU in Nintendo’s GameCube console.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf PowerPC-based microprocessor
microprocessor
applicationDomain home video game consoles
architecture PowerPC NERFINISHED
basedOn PowerPC 750CXe NERFINISHED
busSpeed 162 MHz
clockSpeed 485 MHz
codename Gekko NERFINISHED
compatibleWith PowerPC software (with restrictions)
countryOfDeveloper United States NERFINISHED
designedFor Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED
developer IBM
developerDivision IBM Microelectronics NERFINISHED
family PowerPC 7xx family NERFINISHED
floatingPointUnit enhanced floating-point unit
generation sixth-generation console CPU
hasFeature custom graphics-oriented instructions
enhanced floating-point performance for games
instructionSet PowerPC ISA NERFINISHED
L1CacheSize 32 KB data cache
32 KB instruction cache
L2CacheSize 256 KB
mainCPUOf Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED
manufacturer IBM NERFINISHED
marketAvailability embedded in Nintendo GameCube only
packageType flip-chip BGA
processTechnology 180 nm
releaseContext launched with Nintendo GameCube in 2001
SIMDExtensions custom SIMD instructions for graphics and media
supports 3D graphics-related instructions
floating-point operations
integer operations
systemBusWidth 64-bit
targetApplication video game console
transistorCount approximately 21 million
usedBy Nintendo NERFINISHED
usedIn Nintendo GameCube NERFINISHED
usedWith ATI Flipper GPU NERFINISHED
voltage 1.8 V core voltage (approximate)
wordSize 32-bit

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Dolphin associatedWithCPU IBM Gekko