Processor: 8
MHz Z80 work alike by Sharp with TWO processor modes: Single (4MHz) and double (8MHz).
Video: 10, 32,
or 56 on screen colors from a palette of 32000, Screen made by Sharp
Sound: 4 Channel FM
stereo- same as pocket
Controls:
8 directional D-Pad, A,B, select, and Start buttons.
Power: 13
hours on average from 2 AA batteries, or power from AC adapter.
Size:
Similar to the gameboy Pocket. (Slightly larger), slightly smaller than
the GB Light released in Japan
Resolution:
160x144x56 colors- Other higher-color modes are available using tweaking. The
largest I've seen uses the entire GBC palette (32K color) at a lower resolution.
Sprites: 40 - 8x16,
8x8 (four color sprites-4 colors- 1 being a transparent)
Tiles: 512 on
screen making use of the 16K of VRAM
Cart Size:
256KBit - 16MBit for GB compatible games. Up to 64MBit ROM &
128KBytes RAM for CGB cartridges, although 32Mbit ROM / 64K RAM carts are the largest
currently manufactured.
DMA: Two new
DMA transfer modes. Transfer is constant regardless of CPU speed. New modes allow
tranferring anything from ROM or RAM to VRAM at a rate of 16 bytes per H-Blank.
This is necessary because of the color display requirements, and provides for
faster, smoother animation.
Serial port speed:
512 Kbps
Colors
Main
Gameboy Color Specs
