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AMD based Xbox Series X could have 3584 shader processors
Xbox Series X is coming later next year and it is powered by an AMD SoC. The specs in relation to the GPU however have been scarce. That might have changed as some information appeared on AMDs Github page, listing the SoC at 3584 shaders processors.
At the end of last week, several users discovered a Github repository, which was apparently maintained by AMD and contains all sorts of information about the systems-on-a-chip of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X. In the meantime it has been taken offline and associated tweets have also been deleted - probably under pressure from Microsoft and Sony or directly through AMD.
The dataset was quite big, but the gents from DigitalFoundry have deciphered it. The new Xbox would get a GPU with 56 compute units at 1.675 GHz. So at 64 Shaders per CU that is 3584 Shaders. To compare a bit, the Radeon RX 5700 XT has 40 compute units. So that is a mighty heap of graphics power for a console.
| Xbox Series X (Anaconda) | Xbox One X | Xbox One/ Xbox One S | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Eight Zen 2 Cores with SMT - clocks undisclosed | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 2.3GHz | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 1.75GHz |
| GPU | 56 custom Navi compute units at approx 1700MHz | 40 custom GCN compute units at 1172MHz | 12 GCN compute units at 853MHz/914MHz (S) |
| Memory | GDDR6 at 560GB/s - capacity undisclosed | 12GB GDDR5 at 326GB/s |
8GB DDR3 at 68GB/s (Plus ESRAM)
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The Playstation 5 would get 36 compute units and 2304 shaders at 2 GHz. Both consoles are rumored to get GDDR6 for a proper memory bandwidth of let's say 448 GB/s. Both consoles aim to be available for the holidays of 2020.
| PlayStation 5 (Unconfirmed) | PlayStation 4 Pro | PlayStation 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Eight Zen 2 Cores with SMT - clocks undisclosed | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 2.1GHz | Eight Jaguar cores clocked at 1.6GHz |
| GPU | 36 custom Navi compute units at 2000MHz | 36 custom GCN compute units at 911MHz | 18 GCN compute units at 800MHz |
| Memory | GDDR6 at 448GB/s (Possibly 512GB/s) - capacity undisclosed | 8GB GDDR5 at 218GB/s | 8GB GDDR5 at 176GB/s |
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#5746490 Posted on: 12/31/2019 10:26 AM
If this is true, it's for the first time ever that a console is on-par with high-end PCs in computing power.
What a moment to be alive ! (and a gamer...)
If this is true, it's for the first time ever that a console is on-par with high-end PCs in computing power.
What a moment to be alive ! (and a gamer...)
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#5746492 Posted on: 12/31/2019 10:32 AM
i have the same feeling
5800xt incoming. 
i have the same feeling
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#5746494 Posted on: 12/31/2019 10:46 AM
Wonder how true this is. considering price points of consoles normally, unless the X series X is going to be in the £600-£800 range? that or they are willing to take a massive hit from sales. It wouldnt shock me if they come out being weaker than this, though guess id be a bit shocked if xbox and ps5 have massively different compute levels
Wonder how true this is. considering price points of consoles normally, unless the X series X is going to be in the £600-£800 range? that or they are willing to take a massive hit from sales. It wouldnt shock me if they come out being weaker than this, though guess id be a bit shocked if xbox and ps5 have massively different compute levels
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#5746502 Posted on: 12/31/2019 11:10 AM
Well as we know from previous generations Sony and Microsoft are fine with selling at a loss since that gets more people in the ecosystem which eventually brings more revenue, and usually after the first year or so the price of the components drops so they are no longer sold at a loss.
Wonder how true this is. considering price points of consoles normally, unless the X series X is going to be in the £600-£800 range? that or they are willing to take a massive hit from sales. It wouldnt shock me if they come out being weaker than this, though guess id be a bit shocked if xbox and ps5 have massively different compute levels
Well as we know from previous generations Sony and Microsoft are fine with selling at a loss since that gets more people in the ecosystem which eventually brings more revenue, and usually after the first year or so the price of the components drops so they are no longer sold at a loss.
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5800xt incoming.