RCP (chip)
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RCP stands for Reality Co-Processor.
It is the heart of the Nintendo 64 next to the NEC VR4300, a derivative of the R4300i. It was developed by Silicon Graphics for Nintendo, and little is known about it, and the way it works.
The RCP features a vector processor. It handles the audio and video of the Nintendo 64 and can perform very well in operations such as: real-time edge anti-aliasing, high frame-rate on complex images, automatic load-management, advanced texture mapping, real-time depth buffering, etc.
In general, what made the Nintendo 64 more advanced than other video game consoles of its time, was mainly the RCP. During the devolopment of Goldeneye 007, a weapon (RCP-90) was included as an in-joke amongst the devolopers
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