CEll's VMX unit equal G5's vmx

[version]

http://web.axelero.hu/varga1973/vmx.JPG

[sudzy]

I'm sorry, but what does that mean? Not being cocky, I seriously don't know...

[cpiasminc]

Should this come as a surprise? Unlike X360's VMX unit, it's got the same register count, and there's no major mention of unique instructions -- if there are a few extras, the extra decode logic might not be large enough to notice on a die photo unless it were to add on new execution units like horizontal ops. You also see the 2-way register duplicates for SMT. It was only really mentioned that the SPEs had a unique instruction set. The PPE was mentioned as being largely PPC compatible.

[version]

cell's vmx units:

-permute
-simple fixed integer
-complex integer
-floating

nothing new..