Microsoft Xbox vs Nintendo GameCube

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Xbox compared with GameCube

	MicrosoftXbox	NintendoGameCube
Overview
Released
Released	March 2002	May 2002
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Intel Pentium III-based, 733 MHz	IBM Gekko (PowerPC), 485 MHz
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA NV2A, 233 MHz	ATI Flipper, 162 MHz
Memory
Memory	64 MB (better)	40 MB
Storage
Storage	8 GB	–
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Intel Pentium III-based CPU at 733 MHz (Microsoft)	IBM Gekko (PowerPC-based) at 485 MHz (Nintendo UK)
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA NV2A at 233 MHz (Microsoft)	ATI/Nintendo Flipper at 162 MHz, with 2 MB frame buffer and 1 MB texture cache (Nintendo UK)
Memory detail
Memory detail	64 MB DDR memory shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	40 MB system memory (24 MB 1T-SRAM main memory plus 16 MB auxiliary DRAM); Flipper also has 3 MB embedded graphics memory (Nintendo UK)
Storage detail
Storage detail	8 GB internal hard drive; DVD and CD drive	GameCube Game Discs (8 cm, miniDVD-based, up to 1.5 GB); saves on GameCube memory cards (two slots)
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	8 MB memory units, which plug into the controllers	Serial ports for the broadband or modem adapter; Hi-Speed port underneath for the Game Boy Player
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	576i	576i
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV port with composite, S-Video or RGB SCART using a suitable cable; UK PAL consoles output up to 576i without modification	Analogue AV out (composite or RGB SCART); DOL-001 also has Digital AV out, but PAL games offer 576i or 480i rather than native 480p
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable digital audio adapter	Analogue stereo; 16-bit Macronix DSP with 64 channels at 48 kHz (Nintendo UK)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	4,000 g	1,400 g (better)
Power use
Power use	–	39 W AC adapter rating (12 V × 3.25 A; Nintendo UK)
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × controller ports, Ethernet port, AV port, AC IN power port	4 × controller ports, 2 × memory card slots, analogue and digital AV outputs, 2 × high-speed serial ports, 1 × high-speed parallel port (Nintendo UK)
Controller
Controller	The large original Xbox controller ("Duke") or the later smaller Controller S	GameCube controller; WaveBird wireless controller sold separately