Why Sony should also use a Cell Processor for PS5 (x86+Cell coprocessor)

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Pemalite said: 

Ruler said:

The PS3 was even originally designed to run without a GPU, they planed to use two 2 Cells originally without any GPU.

No.
The Cell lacks a ton of the basic functional components to perform GPU-type duties efficiently.

The Cell was designed to be a CPU first and foremost, the fact it is using the PowerPC ISA is a testament to that very basic fundamental fact... It sounds like you have been drinking some fake news over the years. - Of course they did take a VLIW-like approach to it's core layout with Cell. But ultimately... Who cares?

Do you know how rapidly GPU's and CPU's double their performance? Cell is ancient, outdated and downright archaic today.

 

Not agreeing with anything OP says but it is true Sony originally planned for the PS3 to have a second cell instead of a GPU. The Nvidia GPU was a fairly late addition to the machine before release.

Last edited by Aura7541 - on 27 December 2017