Nintendo GameCube vs Nintendo Wii

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GameCube compared with Wii

	NintendoGameCube	NintendoWii
Overview
Released
Released	May 2002	December 2006
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Gekko (PowerPC), 485 MHz	IBM Broadway (PowerPC), 729 MHz
GPU
GPU	ATI Flipper, 162 MHz	ATI Hollywood, 243 MHz
Memory
Memory	40 MB	88 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	–	512 MB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	IBM Gekko (PowerPC-based) at 485 MHz (Nintendo UK)	IBM Broadway (PowerPC-based) at 729 MHz (WiiBrew hardware research)
GPU
GPU	ATI/Nintendo Flipper at 162 MHz, with 2 MB frame buffer and 1 MB texture cache (Nintendo UK)	ATI Hollywood at 243 MHz (WiiBrew hardware research)
Memory detail
Memory detail	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)	24 MB 1T-SRAM plus 64 MB GDDR3 (WiiBrew memory map)
Storage detail
Storage detail	GameCube Game Discs (8 cm, miniDVD-based, up to 1.5 GB); saves on GameCube memory cards (two slots)	512 MB flash memory; Wii optical discs and GameCube discs
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	Serial ports for the broadband or modem adapter; Hi-Speed port underneath for the Game Boy Player	SD card slot; GameCube memory card slots
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	576i	480p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	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	AV Multi out; composite and RGB SCART at 576i on PAL consoles; component up to 480p (Nintendo)
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo; 16-bit Macronix DSP with 64 channels at 48 kHz (Nintendo UK)	–
Design and power
Weight
Weight	1,400 g	1,220 g (better)
Power use
Power use	39 W AC adapter rating (12 V × 3.25 A; Nintendo UK)	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × controller ports, 2 × memory card slots, analogue and digital AV outputs, 2 × high-speed serial ports, 1 × high-speed parallel port (Nintendo UK)	2 × USB 2.0, SD card slot, 4 × GameCube controller ports, 2 × GameCube memory card slots, AV Multi out, sensor bar port (Nintendo; WiiBrew)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g; Bluetooth for Wii Remotes (WiiBrew)
Controller
Controller	GameCube controller; WaveBird wireless controller sold separately	Wii Remote and Nunchuk; also works with GameCube controllers
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	–	GameCube games, controllers and memory cards (original model)