Did the Gamecube have the most advanced graphic hardware of last gen?

reasons why ps2 is at the top of my list 1080iHD a very large color palete and the ability to save pictures to a flash drive like these

The Cube was second as far as power.The X-box was more powerful as far as raw power but it was not like huge leaps ahead but still ahead.Yes they did do some great stuff with the cube though and the metroid prime games still look impressive to me to this day.fubbal

The only thing Xbox had going for it was the nVidia-based GPU it used. Back then one could argue that ATi had the better graphics hardware anyway. As far as raw power goes though, the nVidia GPU had the edge. The CPU though based on the Pentium III was a piece of crap. The Gamecube's processor, based on PowerPC 4, was far superior to the PIII.

Xbox was superior:

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Sure those still images and the one render look great. But Halo 2 had the most horrible LOD and texture popup I have ever seen in a game.

not dissin the gamecube but xbox was the best in just about every hardware area

JuanGrande386

[QUOTE="fubbal"]The Cube was second as far as power.The X-box was more powerful as far as raw power but it was not like huge leaps ahead but still ahead.Yes they did do some great stuff with the cube though and the metroid prime games still look impressive to me to this day.Spindoc_SEI

The only thing Xbox had going for it was the nVidia-based GPU it used. Back then one could argue that ATi had the better graphics hardware anyway. As far as raw power goes though, the nVidia GPU had the edge. The CPU though based on the Pentium III was a piece of crap. The Gamecube's processor, based on PowerPC 4, was far superior to the PIII.

Xbox was superior:

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Sure those still images and the one render look great. But Halo 2 had the most horrible LOD and texture popup I have ever seen in a game.

I'm not going to post pictures, but Shadow of the Colossus, FFXII, and Burnout 3 are just a few of the stunning PS2 games that blow your nominations out of the water.

best looking i think is gt4 b revenge GoW2 metroid prime and mkdd

[QUOTE="Spindoc_SEI"]I did play Ninja Gaiden and I own Forza Motorsport. While both look great in their own right, but none of them are as aesthetically pleasing as the Gamecube games I've played.

Marfoo

That's one of the things to keep in mind. Artistic preference can't overshadow graphical prowess when considering the graphical quality. It's perfectly acceptable to prefer the graphics of Wind Waker, but there isn't really a debate that they don't require the graphical power behind games like Forza and Riddick. The debate herein is to the graphical power of the last-gen consoles. Now, if you wanted to discuss which system had the overall better art direction and/or variety, that is entirely different.

I think the XBOX did.

Ninja Gaiden, Chronicles of Riddick, and the Dead or Alive games looked flawless.

StephenBassford