64 bit 128 bit so on...

[robina_80]

you know pcs are now 64bit systems arnt they behind like the ps2 was 128 and the n64 was 64 i thought pc's were better???

 

[Praetor]

you know pcs are now 64bit systems arnt they behind like the ps2 was 128 and the n64 was 64 i thought pc's were better???

Huh?

 

[robina_80]

pcs are just becoming 64 bit and the n64 was 64 bit and the ps2 is 128 bit even better than a pc

 

[skidude]

No way is does a PS2 have a 128 bit processor. They might have 128 mb. graphics cards. I know that an xbox runs off a Pentium 3 733 MHz processor, so no way does a PS2 use 128 bit processors.

 

[Hairy_Lee]

the reason their chips are at 128 bit etc is beacuse the processors are like a cpu and gpu in one unit. newer systems are moving away from this type of architecture though

 

[creature_feature]

Yes, a PS2 has a 128 bit processor. No, it has nothing to do with anything being on or not being on the chip, like video.

All this means is that the bus allows for 128 bits of information to pass in a single clock cycle. It does not mean the processor in a PS2 is more powerful than an Intel compatible PC, nor does it mean that it's faster. It's just how much information is passed in a single clock cycle.

And, for the record, SGI, SUN, Alpha, and many other manufacturers have been making 64 bit and even 128 bit processors for years and years now. They're just not Windows machines so you guys had no clue they existed. Transmeta even has a 256 bit chip out.

Compare a PS2's bus to an Intel compatible PC's bus. Then compare registers, caches, instruction sets, and all other aspects that make up the performance of a processor. Someday you guys will find out that bit size and even bus speed does not a processor make.