NEWS - Friday, July 15, 2005


TSMC To Manufacture Xbox360 GPU

TSMC to manufacture X360 GPU; full speed chips in some devkits Taiwanese firm ready to build graphics chips as Xenos hits 500MHz The ATI-designed graphics part for the Xbox 360 will be built by Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), with the firm set to use its cutting edge 90 nanometre process to deliver millions of the chips by the end of the year. TSMC had already announced that it is working with Microsoft on the Xbox 360, but confirmation that it will be making the GPUs - codenamed Xenos - only emerged late this week, after some reports mistakenly said that IBM would be building the parts at its Fishkill plant in New York State. That plant will be providing the PowerPC processors that the Xbox 360 uses, but Microsoft has turned to TSMC - which is already a key manufacturing partner for ATI and NVIDIA - for the graphics part. In a related story, UK website The Inquirer has reported that ATI has succeeded in delivering Xenos chips running at the full 500MHz speed, with some key developers already working with full-speed GPUs in their development kits. However, development sources have indicated to us that even the most advanced development kits currently being shipped don’t have the full CPU power that will be present in the final Xbox 360, although that may be built into new kits within a matter of weeks. According to The Inquirer, the Xenos part could theoretically run at speeds higher than 500MHz - but Microsoft appears to have pegged the speed of the part at that level in order to ensure that it gets a large enough numbers of chips to supply demand at launch later this year.
Source: http://www.gameindustry.biz

Site Statistics

Registered Members: 82,322
Forum Posts: 725,970
Xbox One Titles: 6,501
Xbox 360 Titles: 1,086
Xbox 360 Kinect Titles: 95
Xbox 360 Arcade Titles: 586
Original Xbox Titles: 987
Staff Reviews: 2,633
Member Reviews: 10,339
News Articles: 16,560
Screenshots: 39,733
Xbox 360 Achievements: 45,112
Xbox 360 Faceplates: 2,016
Cheat Codes: 1,706

Latest News




Bulwark: Evolution Out Now on Consoles

Bulwark: Evolution Out Now on ConsolesThis major free update, which has already been successfully launched on Steam, brings a new layer of depth, strategy, and innovative gameplay mechanics to the immersive world of Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles.


Thrustmaster Unveils T.Flight Hotas One

Thrustmaster Unveils T.Flight Hotas OneThrustmaster’s best-seller is back with a new look featuring the official license of Microsoft Flight Simulator. This complete, precise and easy-to-use hands- on throttle and stick (HOTAS) is the ideal companion for Microsoft Flight Sim 2024




See News Archives

Community Forum Activity

KeyWe Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 39911 Views

2021: XBA is still here
Post by shrew king
41 Replies, 320323 Views

Watch Dogs: Legion
Post by Nato King
0 Replies, 143428 Views

Xbox Series X or S
Post by Nato King
5 Replies, 168577 Views

Spellbreak Grand Magus Pack (3) and Starter Pack (7) Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 143015 Views

I pay $ 1000! I search the Element 54 Canadian launch Team signaturen Faceplate
Post by Smill
0 Replies, 173401 Views

Xbox one no signal
Post by debrartin
0 Replies, 158670 Views

do you remember?
Post by SnoochyBoochy
3 Replies, 244590 Views

i haz xbox
Post by SnoochyBoochy
0 Replies, 207695 Views

Claiming the first thread of 2020
Post by Kraft
7 Replies, 290002 Views

Important! I pay $ 1000! I search the Sweden launch and the Element 54 Faceplate
Post by Smill
3 Replies, 163126 Views

Squad Up
Post by samslophead
0 Replies, 301921 Views

TERA Skinned Xbox One X Giveaway!
Post by Variation-XBA
0 Replies, 192630 Views

Starfield Release expectations?
Post by DJ tx
4 Replies, 335213 Views

Issue with Xbox live on Xbox home
Post by rcmpayne
0 Replies, 179008 Views

© 2000-2025 XboxAddict.com - All rights reserved. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft. XboxAddict.com is not affiliated with Microsoft.

Made in Canada
Site Design by Cameron Graphics