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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|GameCubes's GPU]], however, this is not the case.  Flipper ''contains'' the GPU, but it is not, itself, the GPU.
'''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 SoC runs at 162MHz.  The various hardware blocks inside run at various fractions of that speed.
The Flipper SoC runs at 162MHz.  The various hardware blocks inside run at various fractions of that speed.

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

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The Flipper SoC contains the following: