[QUOTE="Rajeev84"]I'm so tired damn tired of you idiots preteneding to be experts.
There's plenty of misconceptions about the cell and what it is. Firstly, for any CPU enthusiast the Cell is a beautiful design. The PPE itself, which is the core of the cell is not shabby at all for branched coding. Infact, in unomptimised benchmarks designed for x86 architectures, the Cell ranks with a 2.6GHz P4. And that's just the PPE!!!
Each SPE itself, in max theoretical power, is almost 15 to 20 times more powerful than a 3.2GHz P4. In all the Cell is atleast 100 times more powerful compared to a 3.2Ghz P4. The 360 CPU is nowhere close that, probally clocking in at a max of 10 times the power of a P4, at most.
Now, how does this help with the graphics? Well a lot is not known about the interface between the Cell and RSX. However, I can tell you it is a much closer relationship than what PC CPU's have with their GPU. Infact, many speculate the Cell can assist the RSX in rendering many effects, boast its fill rate etc.
On thing many are forgeting as well, is that while the XB360 has a more elagantly designed GPU, meaning it allows more flexability to developers. It lacks the brute force of the RSX, which can infact have almost double the theoretical power.
So why aren't PS3 games looking better than 360 games right now.
1. Developer tools are nowhere near the stage of microsofts tools, even at the 360 launch. Sony is getting there slowly, but its going to depend more upon the developers at this stage.
2. It is a simple fact that the 360 is easire to get high performance out of, than the PS3. A lot more work has to be done by the devs, but in the end it would pay off.
3. Most laucnh titles where developed for the 360 and then ported to the PS3 for laucnh. Ports always suck, but what one should notice is that these ports aren't half bad at all. For launch game ports, these ports are almost undestinguishable from 360 games. That alone speaks for the PS3s power.
4. Like the PS2, the PS3 has even more hidden powah!
Give the PS3 sometime. A year from now, there will be no doubt which system has the better graphics.
nasos_33333
That's about how Gears of War came, i just played the game today, PS3 has not a chance in a million to surpass those graphics
You can quote me on that: In 4 years Gears of War will just look "OK" compared to the games released for both platforms. PS3 will surpass those graphics, and 360 will also surpass them. IS this the first gen that you have fully experienced?
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