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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12407 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    > G5 VMX should be compatible to Altivec hence the SIMD unit should get used, too.

    Yes, absolutely.

    > Mplayer benefits from Altivec, too. But Mplayer gives the way better results on
    > the G5. I am not saying G4 Altivec per clock may not be faster, but the main
    > difference - so my guess - is the throughput.

    Yes, in case of a video player, way higher memory bandwidth likely outweighs SIMD being a little slower. Besides, slower SIMD per clock may still result in faster SIMD if the clock difference is just big enough.
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