Originally posted by: Auryg
Originally posted by: XJustMeX21
Originally posted by: aceofskies05
well im just talking graphics i know the ps3 has supercomputer powers.
um been buying into the sony hype much?
Haha, yes he has. The ps3 (and 360, for that matter) use processors that are built quite differently than any PC processor. I'm not a hardware guy so I can't get in to the specifics, but they aren't nearly as efficient as our processors.
Apparently the PPE has the power of a 1.6GHz G5.
A 1.6GHz G5 is slower than a 1.6GHz Conroe, I believe. So basically the Xbox 360 has 3xG5 1.6GHz, while PC's can now have 2 or 4 2.5GHz Core 2's, which are like 50% faster. The Cell has 1x1.6GHz G5, and a 7 SPE's, which are less powerful at general tasks, and also require more specialised coding.
Basically PC's are easier to make use of, while the Cell processor has theoretical power, it's not always going to be that useful in real world applications, which means it's not really anybetter than current desktop processors, even if it has more theoretical power (although with quad core CPU's, and AMD's 4x4 platform with support for 2xquad core processors that theoretical power advantage will probably be lost).
Graphics wise PC's are better (the 8800 series at least), although it's easier for developers to take advantage of more of the RSX in the PS3, because they can develop specifically for it and its strengths.
Basically, the PS3 is probably on par with PC's at the moment, but PC's are on the verge of being much better. You have to remember that although it will take work to make the most of the Cell, it also takes work to develop for non-standardised PC's, so you can't take full advantage of PC hardware either. PS3 devs make better stuff down the line as they become more familiar with the system, PC stuff gets better because we get faster hardware
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