- ‘Moore’s Law is Dead’ leaker has revealed what he claims is the processor of the next Xbox console
- Says AMD Magnus APU will make Microsoft’s next console more powerful than the PS6 and more expensive
- Think the next Xbox could run at 4K 144FPS on a gaming monitor
According to a new leak, the next-generation Xbox console will be more powerful than the PlayStation 6, but could be more expensive.
In the same video where he claimed that the next Xbox console is targeting a 2027 release, leaker and YouTuber ‘Moore’s Law is Dead’ revealed what he claimed was the AMD Magnus APU, the main processor of Microsoft’s upcoming console, which combines a CPU and a GPU (thanks, VGC).
While detailing the main specifications, he said that the processor will be 46% larger than the one supposedly included in the PS6, and that it will be more powerful than Sony’s next console.
However, due to its size and power, he believes the next Xbox console could cost more than the PS6, and between $800 and $1,200.
“It should be stronger than the PS6, but at the same time, it will also be more expensive due to its larger size and its use of jumpers and probably a higher RAM capacity compared to the PS6, at least if it wants to function well as a hybrid PC console,” he said.
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The YouTuber’s comments follow earlier speculation that Microsoft’s next piece of hardware will be more PC-like, which could also include a “TV-compatible case” that also “has a specific set of specifications in mind,” although at the time there were no details about its processor or its size.
They also claimed that if Microsoft were to push the Magnus APU, it could “finish noticeably faster than the PlayStation 6”; However, “even in extreme scenarios, I don’t think it will be more than a third faster than the PlayStation 6 console.”
“Don’t forget that even in an extreme situation, the next-gen Xbox, although faster, is probably less of a difference than even the Xbox One
Additionally, he suggested that the power of the Xbox PC hybrid will likely be more noticeable on a gaming monitor than a TV, explaining that he expects the “Xbox Magnus” to be “a more premium version of the same performance you’d get from a PS6.”
“For example, if a given PS6 game was running at 4K at 120fps with ray tracing enabled – and of course also had FSR4 or something to get there – I would suspect that Magnus, instead of doing 4K at 120fps, would do it as 4K at 144fps,” Moore explained. “For example, you could achieve 20% higher frame rates, which doesn’t really matter on a big-screen TV, but it does matter if you’re playing on a monitor on your desktop, for which the Magnus will be better suited than the PlayStation.”
He concluded: “So yeah, that’s how I see Magnus versus PlayStation.” [6]. Barely [the] same performance, but it will give PC gamers things that they would appreciate and that could outperform the PS6, but probably only in scenarios that PC gamers would be interested in.”
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