According to Wiki, the WiiU is using an AMD Radeon HD 7000 series card that uses Shader Model 4.0 and a DX10 equivalent.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-30-how-powerful-is-the-wii-u-really

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Especially as some parts of OS can be unloaded while the game is running. That means 1 GB for OS while you run the game. What for? It seems excessive.

Nothing specific about the GPU or CPU, so we don't really have anything to dissect.

If I'm not wrong the Shader Model only exists in DirectX. So the OpenGL and others API uses other shaders language.

The Wii uses GX(2?).

That API (GX2) have a shader language equivalent to Shader Model 4.0 and DX10 but it not have/use Shader Model 4.0 or DX10.

I think they got confused between R700 (4000 series, DX10.1) and 7000 series.

Also Wikipedia is /not a source/.

Kotaku just confirmed its using IBM Power Based multi core CPU and a AMD Radeon based High Definition GPU

2 GB RAM = nice
Max 32GB storage = meh

I'm torn now cuz I want the white console and the bundle but I need the extra storage :/

You can use SD cards and USB HDD's to increase the storage.

This is all in my comparison thread already. :/

Realistically, based on the games I've seen and the Wii U OS system.... I don't care anymore what's inside the box. I'm buying it and it will be great.