GameCube

The Nintendo GameCube features a custom IBM PowerPC "Gekko" CPU at 485 MHz, an ATI "Flipper" GPU at 162 MHz, and 24 MB of main 1T-SRAM and 3 MB of embedded 1T-SRAM for memory, providing a total of 40 MB of RAM. The console also includes 16 MB of auxiliary DRAM for the ARAM (Audio RAM) and DVD functions. It features 24-bit color depth with a Z-buffer, and 480p resolution capabilities, supporting complex graphics features like fog, hardware lights, and various filtering methods.  

CPU (Gekko) 

• Manufacturer: IBM
• Architecture: Custom PowerPC Gekko, 0.18 micron copper wire process
• Clock Speed: 485 MHz
• Performance: 1125 DMIPS (Dhrystone 2.1)
• Data Precision: 32-bit Integer, 64-bit Floating-point
• Cache: 32 KB L1 Instruction, 32 KB L1 Data, 256 KB L2

GPU (Flipper)

• Manufacturer: Custom ATI/Nintendo 
• Clock Speed: 162 MHz 
• Process: 0.18 micron embedded DRAM 
• Key Features:
  • 1 MB Embedded Texture Buffer 
  • 2 MB Embedded Frame Buffer 
  • Hardware-accelerated functions including Fog, Anti-aliasing, 8 hardware lights, Alpha Blending, and various filtering methods. 
  • Real-time hardware texture decompression (S3TC). 

Memory (RAM)

• System Memory: 24 MB MoSys 1T-SRAM at 324 MHz, with 2.7 GB/s bandwidth 
• Video Memory: 3 MB embedded 1T-SRAM on the Flipper chip, split into texture and frame buffers 
• Auxiliary Memory (ARAM): 16 MB SDRAM for DVD drive and audio buffering, 81 MHz, 8-bit bus, 81 MB/s bandwidth 

Graphics & Display 

• Max Resolution: 480p (NTSC)
• Pixel Depth: 24-bit color, 24-bit Z-buffer
• Display Outputs: 1 Analog AV Output, 1 Digital AV Output

Other Hardware 

• Storage:

  GameCube Memory Card (not included in these specs but essential for saving games)

• Ports:

  4 Controller Ports, 2 Serial Ports, 1 Parallel Port, 1 PCMCIA slot for expansion