Motorola 68060
Die shot of a Motorola MC68060RC50 | |
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | April 1994 |
| Designed by | Motorola |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 50 MHz to 75 MHz; up to 133 MHz overclocked, or even 150 MHz with proper cooling |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Desktop computers and embedded systems |
| Instruction set | Motorola 68000 series |
| Products, models, variants | |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | Motorola 68040 |
| Successors | PowerPC, Motorola ColdFire |
The Motorola 68060 ("sixty-eight-oh-sixty") is a 32-bit microprocessor from Motorola released in April 1994. It is the successor to the Motorola 68040 and is the highest performing member of the 68000 series. The 68060 is the last development of the 68000 family for general purpose use, abandoned in favor of the PowerPC chips. Two derivatives were produced, the 68LC060 (low cost) which lacked the floating point unit (FPU) and the 68EC060 (embedded controller) which removed both the FPU and memory management unit (MMU).