RDRAM allowed N64 to be equipped with a large amount of memory bandwidth while maintaining a lower cost due to design simplicity. RDRAM's narrow bus allowed circuit board designers to …

Dec 15, 2024 · Rambus DRAM (or RDRAM) is a type of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) designed by Rambus. The N64 motherboard came with either one or two …

Mar 16, 2016 · Apparently, Nintendo used in the N64 an early version of Rambus RDRAM made by NEC: the uPD488170L. It's a 16+2 Mbit chip with a 9 bit datapath, 250MHz double data …

Feb 24, 2023 · One very significant problem is that the N64 already has 4MB RDRAM on the board. The expansion slot is either for more ram or a bus terminator. RDRAM requires ram to …

Apr 8, 2025 · The Nintendo 64 hardware brought incredible processing power into players homes with its 64-bit architecture and state of the art graphics. In order to pull this off Nintendo …

It's because of one reason, RDRAM, a special type of ram the N64 console and the expansion pak uses. Nobody has produced RDRAM chips for years. The PS2 console also used RDRAM …

Apr 7, 2025 · Support smaller access sizes is implemented the RDRAM device, which uses the lower bits of address and access size passed from RCP to generate a byte mask. The …

Apr 24, 2022 · I'm wondering if anybody knows the markings on the N64 RDRAM that is on the motherboard of the one chip model. From my understanding there are 2 main revisions, one …

Dec 12, 2023 · The RDRAM Interface (or RI) is one of multiple I/O interfaces in the RCP. It acts as a controller for the RDRAM channel to which one or more RDRAM modules are connected. …

The system has 4MiB of RDRAM, expandable with an add-on (Expansion Pak) to 8MiB. The system is designed in such a way that all 3 processors (CPU, RSP, RDP) can access the …