Editing Nintendo GameCube (section)

=== Nintendo's own published specification ===

Nintendo released a specification sheet after Spaceworld 2000. It is the only manufacturer-published set of figures for this machine, and it is the source for most of what follows:<ref name="nwrspec" />

{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:95%;"
|+'''Nintendo's published GameCube specification'''
! Item !! Nintendo's figure
|-
| Processor || IBM PowerPC "Gekko", '''485 MHz''', 0.18 µm copper process
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| CPU capacity || 925 Dmips (Dhrystone 2.1)
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| Caches || L1 32 KB instruction + 32 KB data (8-way); L2 256 KB (2-way)
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| External bus || 1.6 GB/s peak &mdash; 32-bit address, 64-bit data, '''162 MHz'''
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| System LSI || ArtX "Flipper", '''162 MHz''', 0.18 µm NEC embedded DRAM
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| Embedded frame buffer || approx. 2 MB 1T-SRAM, 5 ns latency
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| Embedded texture cache || approx. 1 MB 1T-SRAM, 5 ns latency
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| Sound processor || "'''Special 16bit DSP'''", '''81 MHz'''; 8 KB RAM + 8 KB ROM instruction memory, 8 KB RAM + 4 KB ROM data memory; '''64 ADPCM channels''' at 48 kHz
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| Main memory || '''24 MB''' 1T-SRAM, 10 ns latency or lower
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| A-memory || '''16 MB''' 81 MHz DRAM
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| Disc drive || CAV, "average access time '''128ns'''", 16 to 25 Mbps
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| Media || 8 cm disc based on Matsushita's optical technology, approx. 1.5 GB
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| I/O || 4 controller ports, 2 memory card slots, 1 analog AV out, 1 digital AV out, 2 high-speed serial ports, 1 high-speed parallel port
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| Power supply || "AC Adapter '''DC12V × 3.5A'''"
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| Dimensions || 150 mm (W) × 110 mm (H) × 161 mm (D)
|}