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Next-Gen PS5 & XSX |OT| Console tEch threaD

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TLZ

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WTF people are getting RDNA 3.0 from? Stop already.
RDNA 1 + RDNA 2 = RDNA 3.




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Here's what I believe we will get from a PS5 GPU.
Almost 2 years ago a Rumor about PS5
And AMD in a joint venture on RDNA 1.0 navi. RDNA 1 is GCN/RDNA.
Why and who needs GCN as a part of it's architecture?
I would Argue it's Sony who needs this as apart of it's apu. It's the Easyest path to backwards Compatibility.
As you know there's many ways to achieve this goal. Ms is doing this with software recompile. Sony is using hardware, that's why you need GCN as a part of your architecture.
That link is the leak of PS5'S power modes, PS4 GHz , PS4 pro GHz setting, and even the price of the cooling system(hot).
GCN + navi RDNA 1.0.
Then we have ray tracing hardware that I guess will be from RDNA2. I don't know if VRS hardware will be apart of the GPU as MS has said that it's "patented" vrs technology. Of course they can design there own Solution.

GCN + RDNA 1.0 + RDNA2 ray tracing hardware.

This fills Sony order for a PS5.
 

Disco_

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Even though many people are making it all about TF, it will be interesting to see how memory configurations workout for XsX and PS5. Even if there was a 3TF difference in compute, a 30% difference in memory bandwidth – assuming it was matched to alleviate typical next-gen workload bottlenecks – could result in a weaker GPU having a computing lead on a stronger GPU system.
Really doubt you'll make up that much of a compute disadvantage with memory bandwidth. If 9v12 is true, MS would have screw up pretty badly to starve the gpu of bandwidth. As it looks, there's a 320bit bus with a theoretical max of 560Gb/s which is somewhat low IIRC but not low enough where the system would be bandwidth starved. They can fix that by jumping up to the next tier of ram chips. Keep in mind, it looks like ram will be the costliest aspect of the upcoming consoles.
 

V4skunk

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Here's what I believe we will get from a PS5 GPU.
Almost 2 years ago a Rumor about PS5
And AMD in a joint venture on RDNA 1.0 navi. RDNA 1 is GCN/RDNA.
Why and who needs GCN as a part of it's architecture?
I would Argue it's Sony who needs this as apart of it's apu. It's the Easyest path to backwards Compatibility.
As you know there's many ways to achieve this goal. Ms is doing this with software recompile. Sony is using hardware, that's why you need GCN as a part of your architecture.
That link is the leak of PS5'S power modes, PS4 GHz , PS4 pro GHz setting, and even the price of the cooling system(hot).
GCN + navi RDNA 1.0.
Then we have ray tracing hardware that I guess will be from RDNA2. I don't know if VRS hardware will be apart of the GPU as MS has said that it's "patented" vrs technology. Of course they can design there own Solution.

GCN + RDNA 1.0 + RDNA2 ray tracing hardware.

This fills Sony order for a PS5.
You realise that PS4 is x86 and so is PS5?
GPU architecture has almost zero impact on backwards compatibility! A simple patch is all that would be needed to get PS4 games on PS5.
Just think! PC has no problems when running games with different GPU's.
 
Here is something I don’t understand. To those that are disregarding GitHub, yet still accept the 9.2 TF number, why?
 
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No..I really don't think it flies this way, folks. I think the system will come in very damned close to the XSX.

If the system was around 11TF or 11.5, as some claim and Microsoft came in at 12TF, I could see them upclocking a smidge to pull even, because even though it's negligible, less is less to the untrained eye.

I think this will be the first generation where there is no discernable difference between the two systems.
 
Okay. If the PS5 GPU turns out to have 54 CU’s and XSX GPU has 56 CU’s, does that make XSX GPU more powerful, or are there other variables to consider like clock speed?
 
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Okay. If the PS5 GPU turns out to have 54 CU’s and XSX GPU has 56 CU’s, does that make XSX GPU more powerful, or are there other variables to consider like clock speed?

Yes there other variables clock speed is one of them and also bandwidth .
For eg PS5 could be 11TF and be more powerful than the XB 12TF if looking at the whole system depending on factors.
 

3liteDragon

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clockspeed matters just as much as CU counts.
And also depends on the cooling solution you have as well, like how that Bloomberg article mentions Sony spending more on an advanced cooling solution. This allows them to play around with the clocks more, and you have other factors such as the RAM, SSD, the "secret sauce" and etc.
 
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3liteDragon

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And also depends on the cooling solution you have as well, like how that Bloomberg article mentions Sony spending more on an advanced cooling solution. This allows them to play around with the clocks more, and you have other factors such as the RAM, SSD, the "secret sauce" and etc.
Also, what kind of "advanced" cooling solution do you guys think Sony is using that cost them "a few dollars" per unit?
 

Sosokrates

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And also depends on the cooling solution you have as well, like how that Bloomberg article mentions Sony spending more on an advanced cooling solution. This allows them to play around with the clocks more, and you have other factors such as the RAM, SSD, the "secret sauce" and etc.

Maybe Sony are spending more on a cooling solution because they have a more traditional form factor, the xsx cooling could be just as good or better because of its unique shape.
 

3liteDragon

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Maybe Sony are spending more on a cooling solution because they have a more traditional form factor, the xsx cooling could be just as good or better because of its unique shape.
I mean, is an advanced high-quality thermal paste possible? Doesn't seem too far-fetched though right? And maybe a bigger fan too.
 
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01011001

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I mean, is an advanced high-quality thermal paste possible? Doesn't seem too far-fetched though right? And maybe a bigger fan too.

no the biggest money sink is the heatsink (pun... partially intended)
a heatsink is a big block of metal and that's expensive.

so a really big heatsink would be also pretty expensive (relatively speaking of course)
 

Farrell55

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I saw the figure quoted in a Moore's Law Is Dead video, and I take them as a pretty good source (among others) for tech talk it it seemed a good fit given Nvidia's generally been a bit ahead of AMD on GPU efficiency for a while now.

But if my quote is wrong, I've no problem with that. Just makes RDNA (and RDNA2 in particular) even better!
On power efficiency they are way behind but Not on ipc they are most on par! Maybe you have confused the two things
 
Heres an idea.
Sony hasn't delayed their reveal because of Corona Virus, Sony hasn't changed their plans.
They waited on MS to reveal 90% of their details on Series X. They will wait for MS to reveal Series S, specs, form factor and many more details. Then they will have a PS5 announcement and say PS5 is more powerful than Series X and S.
Then after MS names a price, Sony goes slightly below that and banks on PS Plus sales and Playstation's brand power to count on massive sales out the gate to make up for the small loss they take.
 

Night.Ninja

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It would confirm that they're 1000% confident that the PS5 will not match or even exceed the Series X in terms of power, which as of right now they're not. Because if they went ahead and announced that the Series X was "the most powerful console of this generation" and Sony comes out with a more powerful console, that would end up being one of the biggest marketing failures for Xbox in the history of gaming.
So wouldn't that confirm they have some insider knowledge about the PS5? Would they be about legal ramifications about them having insider knowledge about a rival console when the rival hasn't announced anything?
 

nikolino840

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Heres an idea.
Sony hasn't delayed their reveal because of Corona Virus, Sony hasn't changed their plans.
They waited on MS to reveal 90% of their details on Series X. They will wait for MS to reveal Series S, specs, form factor and many more details. Then they will have a PS5 announcement and say PS5 is more powerful than Series X and S.
Then after MS names a price, Sony goes slightly below that and banks on PS Plus sales and Playstation's brand power to count on massive sales out the gate to make up for the small loss they take.
Nah...everyone Say that Sony don't wait Microsoft for the price (on gaf the thread was even closed)

And Penello said that at this stage you can change very little in the hardware
 

Farrell55

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Heres an idea.
Sony hasn't delayed their reveal because of Corona Virus, Sony hasn't changed their plans.
They waited on MS to reveal 90% of their details on Series X. They will wait for MS to reveal Series S, specs, form factor and many more details. Then they will have a PS5 announcement and say PS5 is more powerful than Series X and S.
Then after MS names a price, Sony goes slightly below that and banks on PS Plus sales and Playstation's brand power to count on massive sales out the gate to make up for the small loss they take.
That would be a Massacre 🙄
 
Hi Everyone. My first post.

I just want to see some next-gen games. We haven't really seen any games for PS5/XBSX yet. Hellblade 2 looked promising, but it wasn't in-game demo.

Regards
Welcome to the Thunderdome amigo. We are a roudy Luny bunch here, and get a little crazy with things like, RDNA 3, mucho Terafloppes, and cough the neverending Github debate. so excuse our craziness and enjoy this thread 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

And I am really looking forward to the next generation of gaming and want to see what's in store for these next gen consoles. Going to be some exciting stuff.👍
 
You realise that PS4 is x86 and so is PS5?
GPU architecture has almost zero impact on backwards compatibility! A simple patch is all that would be needed to get PS4 games on PS5.
Just think! PC has no problems when running games with different GPU's.
Not completely true if you are moving from GCN to a new architecture. Although it can be done it is not easy. X86 is just half the work. Furthermore if it was so easy why did they even have a mode selection in the AMD test .
 
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Zeeko

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Heya, i think we should treat this like Blizzard's famous quote. Time for reveal would be "Its ready when its ready."

Think MS jumped the gun as they need to get people starting to talk about them but means a higher marketing budget as they need to keep the momentum going throughout the year.
Whereas with Sony they still have quite a blockbuster of PS4 games coming out in the next couple of months which in the end will advertise Sony's brand and pique more curiosity of the PS5. In this regards, less marketing budget also required.
 

DinoD

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Welcome to the Thunderdome amigo. We are a roudy Luny bunch here, and get a little crazy with things like, RDNA 3, mucho Terafloppes, and cough the neverending Github debate. so excuse our craziness and enjoy this thread 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

And I am really looking forward to the next generation of gaming and want to see what's in store for these next gen consoles. Going to be some exciting stuff.👍

Thank you! To me, gaming consoles are just vehicles for games and gaming related services. At this point in time, the baseline for both consoles is very promising (Zen2 CPU, NaviGPU RT, custom SSD and more RAM). I can't wait to play games on new generation consoles.

Regards
 
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FeiRR

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Hey guys, I know it's early and all, but we're going in circles. How about inventing the title for PS5 and XSX OTs while we're sitting here on our hands?

PlayStation 5 Official Hardware Thread [OT] - It's in our (R)DNA
Xbox Series X Official Hardware Thread [OT] - The Tower of Power

You get the idea...
 
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