HBM isn't in, haven't heard even a whisper about it. I haven't really had chance to chat with *anybody* this weekend for obvious reasons, but nah, its been DDR6 all the way for ages. HBM would be a big deal, and people would be singing about it if that was the case. That's all just opinion though. I mean, it could be, and its a massive secret, but then... Why?
Also I just want to point out something... Somebody mentioned just about how TF isn't really the driving force here and I have to agree, I've been saying it for a while. The trouble with performance like this, is that to see any substantial gains over a competitor, you don't just need a, say, 1-2tf differential. That actually isn't enough to do much of anything, besides maybe a slight boost in resolution or a few digits on FPS. At this level of performance, you would need massive gaps. As you increase your raw base power, it takes more and more power to actually make any serious jumps worth a damn. I won't do the math, because to be quite honest when I did it myself, I just laughed, but... Think about a 12tf baseline, and that 4k/30 is the standard there. Now, what power would you need for a hypothetical "pro" upgrade at 8k/30? Its... Wow... And this is why both companies are hitting so hard on reconstruction this generation. If you can render a 1440p image, and have it look near indistinguishable from a 4k image, you just saved a THIRD in raw performance that can be used for other things.
Anyway, as I was saying, before rambling on...
At this level, lets say 11.6 - 12.X, or 12.X - 12.4, as an example... You wont actually see any notable gains, anywhere, on raw TF performance alone. That's why its funny to see so many hardcore fanboys dancing around these numbers like it matters, because, even if your box is the lower number in this case... It wont matter a damn, at all. But what WILL matter? The other parts. That SSD being what I'm told is about 1-1.5gb/sec faster, its not much, but add it to the "sawce" pool. The memory being possibly clocked higher? Add it to the "saws" pool. (oh and BTW, I keep seeing SX has 13gb memory? I don't know where you have seen that but that's not the case, I believe that was based on ancient, ancient data.) These are the things that will actually show a difference. And that's why I keep hammering these points home...
YES. The consoles will be on par. NO. There wont be a massive difference between the two. But also YES. Each console will have its own strengths and weaknesses.
I guess we will find out more this week, huh.