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Nintendo GameCube sound memory

16 MiB of installed 81 MHz DRAM, dedicated to audio.

Manufacturer
Nintendo
Architecture
DRAM
Introduced
2001
Capacity
40 MB
Frequency
81 MHz
Capacity
24 MiB
Type
DRAM
Record status
approved

Figures

Nintendo GameCube sound memory: recorded figures
Metric Value Evidence Basis Method Source
Memory capacity memory 16 MiB Confirmed Vendor-rated Design capacity Stated by the vendor 81 MHz DRAM reserved for sound on the shipped console. Dedicated to audio and not addressable as main memory, but part of the machine's memory all the same: Nintendo puts it under the same "Sistema de Memoria" heading and counts it into the 40 MB total it states there.

Derived comparisons

41 943 040 B

Formula
a + b + … sum v1
Inputs
  • nintendo-gamecube-ram Memory capacity: 24 MiB
  • nintendo-gamecube-sound-ram Memory capacity: 16 MiB
Rounding
none , 8 significant digits

Adds 2 memory-capacity figures obtained by design-capacity. Nothing in the catalog is left out of it. A total is only as trustworthy as the decision about what belongs in it, so both the terms and the exclusions are named records.

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