MikeB on 05 April 2009
| slowmo said: Was that earlier quote a misquote from the Insomniac developer. I'm pretty sure there is no way you can describe a SPU as a CPU. I know you like hard facts MikeB but I honestly do not believe you can officially call a SPU a CPU. I'd guess it was probably a over simplified answer to a non technical interview. |
No it's not a misquote and note I provided the source link.
And yes, you can easily decribe the SPUs as being CPUs, in fact I did so many times in the past (of course with information like provided below or else some vivid 360 fanboys will out insults, while they themselves are in fact ignorant on the subject).
The SPE is like a tiny system, which is able to function to a very large extend entirely independently. Part of the SPE is the SPU, which acts as the central processing unit of this micro system. This design structure is very different from common multi-core CPUs and provides some significant advantages.
