pcworld.com — Toshiba will launch its Qosmio G50 and F40 machines with the chip, which contains four of the "Synergistic Processing Elements" from the Cell Broadband Engine processor. The Cell chip used in the PlayStation 3 has eight of the SPE cores plus a Power PC main processor. The SPE cores perform the heavy number-crunching that makes the console's graphic
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dustinhoffmanJun 23, 2008
I didn't know Blu-ray supported SMART?
Closed AccountJun 23, 2008
"So the "Graphics" are not handled by the Cell"Actually they can be. PS3 was designed so Cell can assist RSX in graphics. It can handle shading, rendering, everything. You can even handle culling (removal of polygons not facing the user) to effectively double the polygon count.Yes, Cell can do the draw commands.
gogogadge7Jun 23, 2008
So texture pop in and low draw distances make it superior ey?I own both systems.. and frankly.. I can tell the difference between games like uncharted, and both GTA's...While gta is identical in each version... its draw distance and texture pop are not.
mister711Jun 23, 2008
The Qosmio G50 has an 18.4' screen. That is not too shabby
tian2992Jun 23, 2008
I have a G4 Book (uses PPC, a related processor), I had 6:40 hours at full energy savings, and ~4:12 with Max Performance & Full light. That was when the battery was new…
jo21Jun 24, 2008
7900 gt based... but faster... better... stronger.
clithJun 24, 2008
Oh look, it's an Intel laptop with a DSP.
bpercevicJun 24, 2008
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