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== Flipper contents == | == Flipper contents == | ||
The Flipper chip contains the following: | The Flipper chip contains the following: | ||
* The [[GameCube Drive Interface]] | * The [[GameCube Hardware/Drive Interface|GameCube Drive Interface]] | ||
* The GX GPU from ArtX @ chipset clock | * The [[Hardware/GX|GX]] GPU from ArtX @ chipset clock | ||
* Various interfaces like [[AI]], [[SI]], [[EXI]]. | * Various interfaces like [[AI]], [[SI]], and [[EXI]]. | ||
* An audio [[DSP]] by Macronix @ 1/2 chipset clock | * An audio [[DSP]] by Macronix @ 1/2 chipset clock | ||
[[Category:GameCube Hardware]] | [[Category:GameCube Hardware]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 15 July 2026
"Flipper" is the name of the chipset inside of the GameCube. The Flipper chipset contains multiple pieces of hardware all lumped into one. Nintendo claims that the Flipper package is the GameCube's GPU, however, this is not the case. Flipper contains the GPU, but it is not, itself, the GPU.
The Flipper chipset runs at 162MHz. It's contents run at various fractions of that speed.
Flipper contents
[edit | edit source]The Flipper chip contains the following: