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New IBM PowerPC chip uses Hypertransport?
"Alex Johnson" wrote in message
Yousuf Khan wrote: Looks like Apple's G5 with the 64-bit IBM chip is going to be using Hypertransport like the Opteron and A64. It's the second chip family using it. Yousuf Khan Read the article. Not yet convinced. G5 (aka PPC970) will be a nice step up for Apple and it has a great bus from what I've heard. But not an AMD bus unless IBM rushed out in the last few months and licensed it and did a rush-job respin of their silicon. Last I heard the PPC970 is a low-end/low-cost derivative of the Power4. It features (last I heard) the Power4 bus that races along at 1/4 the core frequency, or in this case 450MHz. My news came from CNET, Ars Technica, ZD Net, etc (who reported what is hard to remember a few months later, but no unsubstantiated wishful articles by Mac fans nor Inquirer words). If this has changed I'd certainly like to know. Since PPC970 is supposed to be a low-cost platform, a shift AWAY from Power4 bus is logical since that thing has got to COST. Read the article. Not yet convinced Convinced yet? |
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