The Cell Processor....

[joeorc]

crumas2 said:
Lots of interesting stuff in this thread, such as claims that the cell is a CPU/GPU hybrid (it's a CPU with some really powerful DSP hardware built in, not a GPU), and that the cell has 8 cores (it doesn't... it has 1 PPE and 8 SPEs, 6 of which can be used by developers), and finally, that the Cell isn't any harder to develop for than the tri-core processor in the 360 (it's definitely harder to develop for if you want to get good performance out of it).

I do however agree that the Cell has a higher top-end than the tri-code CPU in the 360, but it takes heavy lifting to get there, i.e. - it costs more.

yea let's see, where is your PHD...yea let's all agree you know more than the people that designed the d@mn chip.

the facts are:

THE  CELL IS FOR A FACT A HYBRID CPU/GPU no matter how much you want to say it is not it is what it is.

THE CELL PROCESSOR'S SPE's are in fact Full blown processing CORES no matter how much you want to say it is not it is what it .

is.

even with 100% proof you still have people such as yourself that refuse to say you were wrong.

this is getting rather silly. 

have fun with your AGENDA