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Microsoft Confirms 53MHz GPU Speed Upgrade For Xbox One
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Canis lupus
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What are the chances of another upgrade later down the road and Sony doing the same? Did it happen with any previous console?
Impeccable
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They basically said, "Specs don't matter." and suddenly they are talking about upgrading.
If they didn't matter they wouldn't talk about it.
This is good news for everyone but just another example of confused messaging.
Hey , I once paid 3000 dollars for a desktop pc with 75ghz...
Maximilian Kolbe
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To be fair,the "Specs don't matter." news happened before Mattrick leave
LOL, people here struggle to do that.
That's actually not a bad boost either. It falls in line with your typical 40-80Mhz jumps you see on OC GPUs a lot of card makers put out.
GameSeeker
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Well, this is still rumor, so we will have to wait for more details.
A 53MHz clock increase is a fairly small (6.6%) increase. Every little bit of performance helps and this extra clock increase will help offset the performance losses of running a hypervisor.
A 53MHz clock increase is a fairly small (6.6%) increase. Every little bit of performance helps and this extra clock increase will help offset the performance losses of running a hypervisor.
TheLegendary
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Good news. Wonder if this moves the Xbox One to a targeted 9 year device instead of 10!
If only Gamespot didn't make such a shitty article title. This should be good news but it'll be twisted as usual. It's not really an announcement, but it's a positive for the Xbone.
If only Gamespot didn't make such a shitty article title. This should be good news but it'll be twisted as usual. It's not really an announcement, but it's a positive for the Xbone.
You sure know about specs, computing and technical stuff in general, for sure.
PdotMichael
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Mono driver sounds good
I hope I wasn't the only one who had a Simpson flashback.
I hope I wasn't the only one who had a Simpson flashback.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Spec dont matter mean they cant upgrade? Lol
EightBitNate
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If there were ever a time for lookitsfuckingnothing.gif...
This is where the problem begins.
flyinpiranha
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"omg xboner lol stahp tryin M$"
That about sums up a majority of this thread.
I would much rather have the consoles closer to each other as to not bring down the lowest common denominator for multiplatform games.
It's a small step, but at least it's in the right direction.
That about sums up a majority of this thread.
I would much rather have the consoles closer to each other as to not bring down the lowest common denominator for multiplatform games.
It's a small step, but at least it's in the right direction.
Lion Heart
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Incoming Leadbetter article in 3...2...1...
Maximilian E.
AKA MS-Evangelist
It means they were satisfied with what they had beforehand.
What? :/
Its a boost in the processing power for graphics. Do you not understand what that means or something?
How are people turning this into a negative?
Salvor.Hardin
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1.3 TF is nicer to read, write and say than 1.23 TF.
Seems like the reason it was clocked so low was their 10-year lifespan goal, which they don't really have a good way of evaluating. Going ultra-safe on the physical demands on the hardware is really the only thing they can do.
I love how people here are all about hardware specs and give no thought to software.
ms has a lot going for them on the drivers and API department. Ask any developer and they will say directx is way more optimized than OpenGL.
but you also have to factor in that you can always make your Apis better .. You can't increase specs which plays in favor of Sony.
because of this I see them both being about even at the start with the ps4 s talking the lead around mid gen.
ms has a lot going for them on the drivers and API department. Ask any developer and they will say directx is way more optimized than OpenGL.
but you also have to factor in that you can always make your Apis better .. You can't increase specs which plays in favor of Sony.
because of this I see them both being about even at the start with the ps4 s talking the lead around mid gen.
adjustments to hardware like this are made quite often, n64, cube, xbox, ps3 and probably others have had tweaks late game. Microsoft probably could push it further if they upgraded the heat sink but we don't even know what the specs of the machine are so any tweak news means little. Hell sony could down clock to reduce noise/heat due to the slim form factor. Don't worry too much about specs until we are closer to launch and things are finalised.
they included optimizations in the 360 that weren't available on pcs at the time so its likely going to happen on the bone. directx will help them out quite a bit until developers dig deep into sonys hardware.
Strike 'every'..insert 'any'
Besides their commitment to kinect, the 'anchor' (yes, dual meaning) of the system, nothing was communicated well or consistent.
They had a strategy (always-online system, with DRM, no used-games, etc.)
But it was total shit and now they have to "duck-tape" their console a bit to fix a few things.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
What next Sony to announce 2 tflops?
800Mhz was always too conservative.
800Mhz was always too conservative.
Various Artists
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Xbox one finds the 50megahertz the ps3 lost in 2006! Yay!
The power of the cloud!
Besides who needs 50 more megahertz when the cloud already has infinity power?
The power of the cloud!
Besides who needs 50 more megahertz when the cloud already has infinity power?
Except Valve I guess.
Well if you release a statement as stubborn as that, you would think that they have no intention whatsoever in upgrading specs.
We all know that was just lame PR though.
When was that? June 2153?
It's 1.32TF actually.
Sub_Level
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Xbox One confirmed to be prince of all consoles and to have had sex with Bulma
PS4 confirmed to be terrible father
UnluckyKate
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I hope they can cool this efficiently.
Will they have enough time for reliability tests though? Higher frequency (not only for GPU, but for memory also), higher power envelope. Basically, you need to go through all the tests again.
Unless they just now got the test results for various frequencies, compared that with yield figures and decided they can choose this one as an optimal point. Still rather late, but doable.
robertsan21
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good for MS, still way behind PS4 
Doug Heffernan
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That is spot on.
OH GAWD. Twin consoles aren't even out and this "180 is holding our glorious PS4 multiplats back" stupidity already started.
It looks like every single piece of good news for the 180 is spun until it is no longer good news. They saw they could improve the speed, even if by a tiny margin, and it would still be cool enough to not melt the entire system and they did it. Good news!
In the end even if they had decreased the speed, games are what really matters.
It looks like every single piece of good news for the 180 is spun until it is no longer good news. They saw they could improve the speed, even if by a tiny margin, and it would still be cool enough to not melt the entire system and they did it. Good news!
In the end even if they had decreased the speed, games are what really matters.
dark_prinny
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The large chassis and megafan are paying off. I'll take that 5% improvement!
Only 45% to go before they catch up to the PS4! You can do it Xbone!
It just ocurred to me that if I ran the Xbox division, I would launch at $499, confident that brand, my marketing team and my launch window titles would help me sell my entire production run to the hardcore gamers and xbox live fans. I realize the PS4 will still outsell us by 50% margins but I can't afford to lose a billion dollars by dropping launch price.
I would drop the price to $399 only after 6-9 months (can't risk losing any more traction to Sony at that point) and tout the inclusion of Kinect as a clear advantage over Sony at the same pricepoint.
Only 45% to go before they catch up to the PS4! You can do it Xbone!
No she can't.
It just ocurred to me that if I ran the Xbox division, I would launch at $499, confident that brand, my marketing team and my launch window titles would help me sell my entire production run to the hardcore gamers and xbox live fans. I realize the PS4 will still outsell us by 50% margins but I can't afford to lose a billion dollars by dropping launch price.
I would drop the price to $399 only after 6-9 months (can't risk losing any more traction to Sony at that point) and tout the inclusion of Kinect as a clear advantage over Sony at the same pricepoint.
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