CommandoII said:
I think you are right.
Also, wanted to state that Next gen systems had a 128-bit data bus, not 64-bit...And from that point forward the hardware changed and advanced to the point where the data bus became irrelevant which is why it was no longer marketable in advertising. My best guess is that the current gen would be comparibly 256-bit; but now the significance has to do caching and Memory processing (ARM on PS4). |
The data bus is still every bit as relevant as it always has been.
The "bits" people use though when describing any kind of computing device are generally not in reference to the data bus, but in regards to the CPU itself.
The Original Xbox for example is a 32bit console because it has a 32bit CPU, the Nintendo 64 is a 64bit console as it has a 64bit CPU.
The Original Xbox and Xbox 360 both share a 128-bit memory bus, but neither console is a 128-bit device... And the Nintendo 64 had a 9-bit memory bus, it's certainly not a 9-bit console. (The Original NES was an 8-bit console remember.)
Conversely, you have SIMD as well. But even with Jaguars 256-bit AVX... It still wouldn't be considered a 256-bit CPU... It would be a 64bit CPU with 256bit SIMD.
In short for Nintendo:
* NES - 8-bit.
* SNES - 16-bit.
* N64 - 64-bit.
* Gamecube - 32-bit.
* Wii. - 32-bit.
* Wii U - 32-bit.
* Switch - 64-bit.
* Gameboy - 8-bit.
* Gameboy Colour - 8-bit.
* Gameboy Advance - 32-bit.
* Nintendo DS - 32-bit.
* Nintendo 3DS - 32-bit.
Microsoft:
* Xbox - 32-bit.
* Xbox 360 - 64-bit.
* Xbox One - 64-bit.
Sony:
* Playstation 1 - 32-bit.
* Playstation 2 - 64bit. (But can have units work together to perform 128-bit operations)
* Playstation 3 - 64bit.
* Playstation 4 - 64bit.
* Playstation Portable - 32-bit.
* Playstation Vita - 32bit.
Sega:
* Master System - 8-bit.
* Genesis/Mega Drive - 16-bit.
* Saturn - 32-bit.
* Dreamcast - 32bit.
Bits are pretty irrelevant though in trying to determine a systems actual performance... Same goes for Flops or any singular arbitrary denominator.
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