AltiVec vector processing unit

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	SIMD instruction set vector processing unit
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Velocity_Engine gptkb:VMX
gptkbp:architecture	gptkb:RISC
gptkbp:category	gptkb:PowerPC_technology SIMD computing
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:Intel_SSE 64-bit floating point
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Apple_Inc. gptkb:IBM gptkb:Motorola
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	AltiVec vector processing unit
gptkbp:instructionSetExtensionOf	gptkb:PowerPC_architecture
gptkbp:introducedIn	gptkb:Power_Macintosh_G4 1999
gptkbp:marketedAs	gptkb:Velocity_Engine gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkbp:numberOfRegisters	32
gptkbp:registerWidth	128 bits
gptkbp:supports	integer SIMD operations floating-point SIMD operations 128-bit vector registers
gptkbp:type	32-bit floating point 16-bit integer 32-bit integer 8-bit integer
gptkbp:usedFor	scientific computing audio processing image processing multimedia processing
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:PlayStation_3_Cell_processor gptkb:IBM_POWER7 gptkb:PowerPC_G5 gptkb:PowerPC_G4 gptkb:Freescale_e600_core gptkb:Freescale_e6500_core gptkb:IBM_POWER6 gptkb:Cell_Broadband_Engine
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Apple_Store
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4