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'''Flipper''' is the name of the SoC inside of the [[GameCube]]. The Flipper SoC contains multiple pieces of hardware all lumped into one. [[Nintendo]] claims that the Flipper package is the [[Hardware/GX|GameCube's GPU]], however, this is not the case. Flipper ''contains'' the GPU, but it is not, itself, the GPU. | |||
The Flipper | The Flipper SoC runs at 162MHz. The various hardware blocks inside run at various fractions of that speed. | ||
== Flipper contents == | == Flipper contents == | ||
The Flipper | The Flipper SoC contains the following: | ||
* The [[GameCube Hardware/Drive Interface|GameCube Drive Interface]] | * The [[GameCube Hardware/Drive Interface|GameCube Drive Interface]] | ||
* The [[Hardware/GX|GX]] GPU from ArtX @ | * The [[Hardware/GX|GX]] GPU from ArtX @ SoC clock | ||
* Various interfaces like [[AI]], [[SI]], | * Various interfaces, like [[Hardware/Audio Interface|AI]], [[Hardware/Serial Interface|SI]], [[Hardware/Expansion Interface|EXI]], and so on. | ||
* An audio [[DSP]] by Macronix @ 1/2 | * An audio [[DSP]] by Macronix @ 1/2 SoC clock | ||
[[Category:GameCube Hardware]] | [[Category:GameCube Hardware]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 26 July 2026
Flipper is the name of the SoC inside of the GameCube. The Flipper SoC 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 SoC runs at 162MHz. The various hardware blocks inside run at various fractions of that speed.
Flipper contents
[edit | edit source]The Flipper SoC contains the following: