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[LTM360]

Final PS3 more powerful than E3 demo?
[UPDATE] Japanese site says final Cell CPU will run 25 percent faster than demo machine; first PS3 dev kit spotted.
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Back at Sony's PlayStation 3 presentation at E3, the company and its publishers showed off a number of demos and presentations, some of which were running in real time on a developer's prototype machine. Naturally, one of the questions that was raised by the audience was whether the actual console--which hits stores in spring 2006--would be able to run its games with as much graphical integrity. The answer is yes, according to Web site ITmedia, which reports that the finalized PS3 will be exceedingly more powerful than its current developer's machine.

[UPDATE] ITmedia revealed that the Cell chip used in Sony's PS3 developer's kit is running at only 2.4GHz, just 75 percent of the machine's final spec of 3.2GHz. The report also reconfirms that the graphics processor unit used in the E3 machine was not the RSX chip that will be used in the final product but is another Nvidia GPU, possibly the just-announced GeForce 7800 GTX. The article also appears to be the source of an unconfirmed (but convincing) image of a PlayStation 3 dev kit, the first such picture to be made public (pictured).

While the exact technical specifications of the GPU remain a secret, ITmedia reports that it uses the PCI Express bus instead of the PS3's Redwood bus interface licensed from Rambus.

By Staff -- GameSpot
POSTED: 06/22/05 06:26 PM PST


One thing I don't understand; how can the PS3 be equipped with a $600 graphics card, but cost $300? It's just a general question that I don't understand. Do they make some sort of deal with Nvidia?

[Sheeyt]

I declare shennigans.

[GandhiArnold]

Yes, very interesting indeed. What is Sony up to?

[Sheeyt]

Ok someone explain something to me. If The Cell runs at 3.2ghz, and is just one processor why is their so much hype? What makes The Cell better running at 3.2ghz all by itself then 3 PowerPC chips running at 3.2ghz a piece?

[Stifler]

Someone's losing a fucking lot of money either way.

[OBEYgiant]

The 360 only runs 1 PowerPC processor with 3 cores. I think the Cell runs in a similar fashion. It's the latest fad in chip making. 1 chip that can run multiple sets of instructions in parallel. Provides a little extra 'umph' without having to shell out serious $$$ for extra processors. Regardless, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are all setting themselves to lose lots of money in the hopes we buy lots of copies of Halo 3, GTA, or Super Duper Mario Sunshine 2: Electric Bugaloo.

[Sheeyt]

Oh I was under the impression that 360 had 3 seperate PowerPC chips running. Makes more sense now.

[blinx]

yeah... why would they mention it was running 75% this late in the game? scared perhaps that people are booing them for the 5 fps killzone demo?

[magnus mjolnir]

Ok someone explain something to me. If The Cell runs at 3.2ghz, and is just one processor why is their so much hype? What makes The Cell better running at 3.2ghz all by itself then 3 PowerPC chips running at 3.2ghz a piece?


The three cores are running at 3.2 ghz, not separately. That is there total combined clock speed. Pretty much they are underclocked for heat and power consumption to be lower.

[magnus mjolnir]

Final PS3 more powerful than E3 demo?
[UPDATE] Japanese site says final Cell CPU will run 25 percent faster than demo machine; first PS3 dev kit spotted.
screenshot
See it »

Back at Sony's PlayStation 3 presentation at E3, the company and its publishers showed off a number of demos and presentations, some of which were running in real time on a developer's prototype machine. Naturally, one of the questions that was raised by the audience was whether the actual console--which hits stores in spring 2006--would be able to run its games with as much graphical integrity. The answer is yes, according to Web site ITmedia, which reports that the finalized PS3 will be exceedingly more powerful than its current developer's machine.

[UPDATE] ITmedia revealed that the Cell chip used in Sony's PS3 developer's kit is running at only 2.4GHz, just 75 percent of the machine's final spec of 3.2GHz. The report also reconfirms that the graphics processor unit used in the E3 machine was not the RSX chip that will be used in the final product but is another Nvidia GPU, possibly the just-announced GeForce 7800 GTX. The article also appears to be the source of an unconfirmed (but convincing) image of a PlayStation 3 dev kit, the first such picture to be made public (pictured).

While the exact technical specifications of the GPU remain a secret, ITmedia reports that it uses the PCI Express bus instead of the PS3's Redwood bus interface licensed from Rambus.

By Staff -- GameSpot
POSTED: 06/22/05 06:26 PM PST


One thing I don't understand; how can the PS3 be equipped with a $600 graphics card, but cost $300? It's just a general question that I don't understand. Do they make some sort of deal with Nvidia?


Because sony has a deal with them to buy possibly in balk instead of wholesale consumer prices. Even though you buy a pc card at 600 dollars it does not cost that much to manufacture, it is more like 200 dollars. So sony and microsoft are doing the same thing where as they can save money up front and when manufacturing prices go down.