Fast execution times and arithmetic computation accuracy

The PowerXCell™ 8i designed in 65nm is superior not only in single precision arithmetic but also in double precision arithmetic. It achieves 180 GFLOPS single precision and 90 GFLOPS double precision as the maximum peak performance. Therefore, it delivers the high performance in applications for scientific computation and financial calculation needed floating point type of double precision, in addition to image processing and signal processing which conventional Cell/B.E. has exceeded in.

Massive 4GB main memory

It has DDR2 of 4GB as main memory. It is very advantageous to high-speed processing of a large amount of data, such as the image/movie processing and codecs that need high-definition and real-time.

Compatible with Cell SDK for GigaAccel 180

Cell Software Development Kit (SDK) for GigaAccel 180 based on Cell SDK from IBM needed to develop Cell applications can be used. Compatibility with Cell/B.E hardware, for example IBM BladeCenter® QS21, QS22 and 1U Dual Cell-Based System from Mercury Computer Systems etc, is preserved.

Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux as the Official Support OS

Yellow Dog Linux is a Linux distribution dedicated to the Power architecture, which is the leading Linux OS for the Power architecture, supporting Apple PowerPC, IBM System p, and PLAYSTATION®3. Fixstars provides Yellow Dog Linux as the official, supported OS, coupled with enterprise level Linux support.

2 gigabit Ethernet ports

GigaAccel 180 has the two fastest gigabit Ethernet ports. Therefore one port can be used for communications with the host, letting the other one can handle external communications.

PCIe virtual Ethernet driver compatible

The wide bandwidth PCIe bus can be used, offering maximum 8GB/s (Physical bandwidth of PCIe x16) speed communication theoretically.

GigaAccel 180 Internal Structure

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