A Bit-question

[Enigma]

I´ve been wondering, what kind of bit will Revolution be?

I mean we all say next-generation so I was wondering.

The NES was 8-bit

The SNES was 16-bit & so on. Maybe we don´t go by bit-measures nowadays but I felt like posting this question anyway.

 

Anyone?

[system_error]

The Gamecube belonged to the 64 bit generation - the Revolution to the 128 bit generation. Technically this is not really correct.

 

 

The Gamecube CPU Gekko used a PowerPC750CXe which is as far as I know a 32 bit CPU. The Revolution CPU is still unknow but I think if its a IBM CPU it might be based on the PowerPC970MP (or FX) which is a 64 bit CPU.

 

 

So you can take whatever you want to believe

[Cheapshot]

I don't think he means processors.

 

All current generation consoles are said to be 128 bit -- even Dreamcast. To be honest I don't know what the 128 bit actually is.

[gorrit]

Cheapshot, well, that's what the bit part in his first post is about(I think). NES = 8bit, SNES = 16bit, N64 = 64 bit etc.

 

Since the CPU bit doesn't matter that much speedwise today, people don't care as much.

 

EDIT: Most next-gen consoles will probably be 64 bit, becouse that's what todays highend computers use. Then again, I haven't really checked so I don't know :P

[system_error]

Actually those are the 64 bit consoles:

 

 

- Bandai Pippin

- Nintendo 64

- Dreamcast

- PS2

- XBOX

- Gamecube

 

 

So the Revolution will be 128 - but it doesn't matter this term was used in the beginning but has no real meaning today.

[DCK]

I'm quite a techie but I've no idea what all the console bit crap means. It doesn't really seem matter though.

[Cheapshot]

Actually those are the 64 bit consoles:

 

- Dreamcast

- PS2

- XBOX

- Gamecube

 

 

How come they are widely known and advertised to be 128bit?

 

To make them look faster than the previous generation to casual gamers?

[Hellfire]

Id also like to be enlightened on this, why are this gen consoles called 128 bits?

[system_error]

Yes because you can't sell the N64 as 64 bit and then make people think another 64 bit console is that much better. So I think it is basicly some marketing strategy but nothing which really matters.

 

Although a 64 bit CPU COULD mean a lot of difference compared to a 32 bit CPU. But maybe I am completly wrong and the bit number describes the fun factor, the colors possible, the number you can have sex before your console crashes, ...

[Cheapshot]

The Nintendo 64 has a 64bit proccesor? That I doubt. I mean 64bit processors for PC's are a pretty recent thing.

 

I'm not sure what the extra bit does but proccesors are a damn lot more expensive when more bit is involved.

[system_error]

NO hehe - the N64 belongs to the 64 bit generation of console - but the CPU only had 32 bit.

 

64 bit basicly means more registers, more adressable RAM, ...

 

Basicly 64 bit means you can now have more than 4 GB RAM in your computer (there are software ways for servers which can already go over the limit of 4 GB).

[Cheapshot]

Finally someone explains what the bit stands for.

[DCK]

The difference between 32-bit and 64-bit is overrated really. The way it works is that the CPU keeps track of addresses of the memory. Every single byte in the RAM has an address. If a CPU has 32-bit addresses it can store values from 0 to 4.2 million (2^32) in them, meaning you can have 4.2 million bytes or 4 GB of memory. If the CPU has 64-bits registers it can have 2^64 bytes or 1.6 exabyte RAM. The actual performance gain is pretty slim though.

[YenRug]

How nerdy is this shit man. I can't believe you took your time to type that.

 

I found out the hard way, I think you'll find Schpickles is a programmer/developer.

[Cheapshot]

I found out the hard way, I think you'll find Schpickles is a programmer/developer.

 

Thanks for the heads up!

[faz99]

--> Did you know?

For some games the N64 used 32bits instead of the full 64bits as it wasn't needed?

 

Thought so.