The GameCube GPU was a performance-segment gaming console graphics solution by ATI, launched on August 24th, 2000. Built on the 180 nm process, and based on the Flipper graphics processor, the device supports DirectX 6.0+. The Flipper graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 120 mm² and 51 million transistors. It features 4 pixel shaders and 1 vertex shader 4 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. ATI includes 16 MB SDR memory, which are connected using a 64-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 162 MHz, memory is running at 162 MHz.
Its power draw is rated at 45 W maximum. The console's dimensions are 150 mm x 161 mm x 110 mm, and it features a igp cooling solution. Its price at launch was 199 US Dollars.