Yep. Prefetch != prendering. Prefetch only fetches the single resource, and is meant as a "post load" hint. Whereas prerendering fetches the entire page, and all of its assets.
http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/ch10.htm...
http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1230000000545/ch10.htm...