- ‘Moore’s Law is Dead’ leaker revealed what he claims is the processor for the next Xbox console
- He says the AMD Magnus APU will make Microsoft’s next console more powerful than the PS6 and more expensive
- He thinks the next Xbox could run 4K 144FPS on a gaming monitor
According to a new leak, the next-gen Xbox console will be more powerful than the PlayStation 6, but it could be more expensive.
In the same video where he claimed that the next Xbox console was targeting a 2027 release, the leaker and YouTuber “Moore’s Law is Dead” revealed what he claimed to be the AMD Magnus APU, the main processor of Microsoft’s next console, which combines a CPU and a GPU (thanks, VGC).
While detailing key specifications, he said the processor would be 46% larger than the one expected to be in the PS6, and would 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, falling between $800 and $1,200.
“It should be more powerful than the PS6, but at the same time it will also be more expensive due to its larger size and use of bridge dies and probably greater 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 hardware would be more PC-like, which could also feature a “TV-compatible shell” that “also has a specific set of specifications in mind”, although at the time there were no details regarding its processor or size.
They also claimed that if Microsoft pushed the Magnus APU, it could “end up being significantly 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.”
“Remember that even in an extreme situation, the next-gen Xbox, while faster, probably makes less of a difference than the Xbox One
Additionally, he suggested that the power of the PC hybrid Xbox will likely be more noticeable on a gaming monitor than on 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 ran 4K 120fps with ray tracing – and of course it would also have FSR4 or something to get there – I would suspect that Magnus, instead of doing 4K 120fps, would do like 4K 144fps,” Moore explained. “For example, it could achieve 20% higher frame rates, which doesn’t really matter on a big screen TV, but it matters if you’re gaming on a monitor on your desk, which Magnus will be more aimed at than the PlayStation.”
He concluded: “So yeah, that’s how I see Magnus versus PlayStation. [6]. Roughly [the] same performance, but will give PC gamers things they would enjoy that could outperform the PS6, but probably only in scenarios that PC gamers would be interested in.
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