# 1.2.1 Overview of N64 Resources

The following figure gives a summary overview of the N64 hardware architecture. For details, please see the Chapter 3 of the N64 Programming Manual. Basically, the RCP (in the center of the following figure) is the primary workhorse of the N64. All data passes through the RCP.

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