Wii U CPU die shot discussion

[JWeinCom]

Mensrea said:

JWeinCom said:

Mensrea said:
So we've seen this, and the GPU. I still have no idea what we are looking at. How powerful is it?

Nobody really knows, possibly not even Nintendo.  They're really customized chips, so it's hard to say.  It's unlikely that they're going to be hyper powerful, and they're weaker than the rumored specs for the 720 and PS4 unless Nintendo is in posession of some rather incredible technology, but their is still a wide range of how powerful they could be.

I know that they are weaker than the rumored PS4 and Nextbox chips obviously, and I know there area a lot of variables, but are you telling me that we don't have even the foggiest reccolection? 

 

How could Nintendo not know?

Because it's a super double secret. 

If you'd like, I could chuck out numbers for you, but it's complicated machinery, and there are a ton of variables.  I know people want a DBZ power level like analysis, but it's just not that simple, and just looking at the thing isn't necessarily enough to know all about it.  It would be easier if the chips were off the shelf deals that could easily be compared to other chips, but they're pretty customized, especially the GPU.

Right now to the best of our knowledge the CPU/GPU combination is about this powerful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pJwkEndQ4M

This might change as we learn more.