AMD sells 50 millionth 'Hollywood' chip

The Nintendo Wii graphics processor chip hits the 50 million mark but still remains a mystery. In the second millionth marker of the week, Hollywood still has secrets.

AMD, or Advanced Micro Devices, recently announced that it had sold the 50 millionth ATI 'Hollywood' graphics chip for the Nintendo Wii. With 50 million delivered, the ATI graphics processor once code-named Hollywood becomes the most successful AMD game console chip to date, by number sold, reports Tech Fragments news.

Hollywood was made using the same fabrication process as the Wii CPU, IBM's once code-named Broadway. But Nintendo, ATI, and IBM have all been secretive; by not releasing clock rates or how many pixel pipelines or shaders the 'Hollywood' GPU possess.

Said Nintendo's Research and Development GM, Genyo Takeda: "Nintendo values its ongoing relationship with AMD. AMDs graphics technology expertise as displayed in the ATI Hollywood chip is a great part of the momentum of Wii. Our combined efforts help deliver entertaining experiences to create many smiling faces in living rooms around the world."

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