Assassinator Wrote:

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:Actually, the PS3's CELL processor has more processing power than Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad Core CPU.  The CELL peaks at around 410 GigaFlops per module; the PS3's peaks at around 2 TeraFlops.  Intel's fastest CPU peaks at around 50 GigaFlops.  And, nVidia's G80 graphics card peaks at around 330 GigaFlops.  (note, FLOPS = floating point operations per second).
So, technically, no computer's CPU is faster than the PS3's...

Oh, another thing, SLI actually slows down your CPU...

the 2 teraflops i read in an article somewhere is just some theoretical value spewed out by Sony. And the actual true performance, taking all factors into consideration, is only something around 500gigaflops.

And also note the "peak" bit. That's probably the max instantaneous output, (as in the maximum output it can ever get to) not the average sustainable output.

Probably, but you sure it's only ~500GFLOPS?  I believe that's the performance per module (core).  Maybe average is around 500GFLOPS - still beats Intel's and nVidia's high end CPU/GPUs.

Assassinator Wrote:And here is some proof.  source: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=25838

Quote:...nVidia spokesperson was quoted in PlayStation Magazine saying that the RSX GPU is basically a slightly less powerful GeForce 7800...

So un really believe that the "slightly less powerful 7800gtx" can output 2 teraflops consistently? No. just some theoretical value for marketing purposes.

And that would mean that the 2x 8800gtx would rip the PS3 gpu completely. And the cell processor isn't as strong as u think either.

Take note, that's the PS3's GPU, not CPU.  The PS3's GPU is about that strong, but then, it's custom built so it's architecture would be different.
The cell processor is quite strong actually, for example, the supercomputer made from 8 PS3s: http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=479

Assassinator Wrote:And just use some common sense. Do u really think that the $1000(australian price) PS3, of which a lot of it accounts for the Bluray drive, really has parts that are 4 times stronger than a $5000 power machine? Somethign worth 10 times less being 4 times stronger than something worth 10 times more? the answer is: don't listen to Sony's theoretical bullchocolate that in actual performance, doesn't even come 1/4 close to. Your paying for a "slightly less powerful 7800". not the beast gpu u imagine.

Ya, common sense does point me in the other direction, but I generally trust Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_processor