Sony and AMD have fairly a couple of new applied sciences in improvement, and each corporations launched them in latest shows, however the timeline for a few of these applied sciences to be prepared for launch could also be nearer than we anticipated. In line with trade leak KeplerL2 on the NeoGAF discussion board, Sony has nearly finalized the specs for its next-generation recreation console PlayStation 6.
When requested about rumors that the PS6’s AMD chip (codenamed Orion) has decrease CPU horsepower than the next-generation Xbox’s Magnus chip, and the truth that PlayStation lead architect Mark Cerny indicated that new know-how with AMD is within the simulation stage, KeplerL2 replied, “The specs are nearly finalized.”
For context, earlier rumors point out that the AMD Orion APU (accelerated processing unit) within the PS6 can have a comparatively low energy consumption of round 160 watts, whereas the PS5 Professional will draw between 200 and 240 watts. Efficiency-wise, the chip will characteristic eight Zen 6C cores and two Zen 6 low-power cores, together with 54 RDNA 5 compute models clocked between 2.6 and three GHz. With a complete of eight Zen 6C cores within the chip, recreation builders can absolutely make the most of as much as seven, with one reserved as a redundant possibility.
What this implies for efficiency is that Orion APUs are able to 34 to 40 TFLOPS (1 trillion floating level operations per second). For comparability, the PS5 affords 10.28 TFLOPS, whereas the PS5 Professional reaches as much as 16.7 TFLOPS. The reminiscence has additionally been considerably upgraded in comparison with current-gen consoles, with the PS6 able to quick transfers of 32 GT/s (giga transfers per second) due to a 160-bit GDDR7 reminiscence bus that reaches switch speeds of as much as 640 GB/s.
In the meantime, the Magnus APU that powers the next-gen Xbox may also characteristic eight Zen 6C cores, with 12MB of L3 cache shared between them. The GPU options 68 RDNA5 compute models with 4 shader engines and 24MB of L2 cache, which is roughly 5 instances the scale of Xbox Sequence X. Reminiscence within the next-gen Xbox shall be dealt with by a 192-bit reminiscence bus, with RAM configurations of 24 GB, 36 GB, or 48 GB.
Earlier reviews point out that whereas the Magnus APU is extra highly effective than the PS6’s Orion APU, the distinction in energy output shouldn’t be that enormous. The Xbox chip will reportedly ship 30-35% higher efficiency than the PS6, whereas additionally consuming about 70% extra energy.
Latest reviews additionally point out that Microsoft is in talks with companions about focusing on a 2027 launch date for the next-generation Xbox. Equally, Sony seems to be planning to launch its PS6 console in 2027, though the corporate has additionally warned of attainable delays.