According to Eurogamer, the specifications for the next generation Playstation code named Orbis have been revealed. They claim that the PS4 will utilize the 7970m laptop GPU. Now you may think that a laptop GPU isn’t up to snuff, but this particular GPU performs around a HD 7870 which can bring performance equivalent to that of a GTX 570 dektop GPU. If this is true, that mean that this console is truly next gen and not just a meager upgrade. This would be a decent compromise between cost and performance.
In addition to a satisfying GPU, the PS4 is also rumored to utilize an 8 core CPU based upon the Jaguar architecture from AMD. The processor will be clocked at 1.6GHz and is based upon a low power processor design geared towards entry-level laptops. Considering the CPU has 8 cores and the GPU provides the system with ample processing power, the lower than expected clock speed of the CPU isn’t necessarily a deal breaker.
Lastly, the article also provides us with some foresight as to how the memory configuration of Orbis (PS4) has been setup. According to the source, the PS4 is rumored to have 4GB of GDDR5 RAM with 512MB of RAM dedicated to the OS. This means we will have ~3.5GB of memory dedicated to the GPU and the rest of the systems’ tasks. This memory configuration is a bit odd considering it uses GDDR5 for the OS and other operations that are performed by the system. However, this is a console, and comparing it to the previous system, the PS3, this shared memory configuration isn’t anything too out of the ordinary.
So, what are you thoughts on these rumored specifications? If true, do they meet or exceed your expectations? Let us know in the comments below.
Source: eurogamer.net
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Would be absolutely huge for AMD if they got both their products powering the PS4. They already have the Wii U and I really expect MS to stay with with them as well.
If they can negotiate their contract well it could be a nice boon.
Nvidia seems pretty good at having a single run and receiving the boot from consoles
Judging from current ps3, I’d say that with this power, they can deliver next gen graphics for sure. They have a modified 7 series geforce now and 256mb ram. With this we’re talking about a powerhouse in comparison, so good textures, better effects, fast texture loading and so on… It’s all on the devs now and I’m sure they can and will impress us.
Good thing they went AMD too. This means amd will have money to stay afloat for a while at least and hopefully deliver something good for pc gamers as well.
Why not a GTX 680m lol. just a underclocked and volted GTX 670 lo.
Probably oh you know…..price?
Hmm… i thought they were close in terms of price. just looked it up on some custom laptp sites and a gtx 680m costs $250 more than a 7970m lol.
But ya… the GTX 680m either runs about 5% slower than the 7970m or runs like 20% faster according to some reviews.
But ya. not worth the extra $250 in costs.
Plus we’re talking about consoles. Give the devs enough time to mess around with a chip and who knows what happens. Also depends on the modification the said chip goes through in order to end up in the console. Doubt it will be all that much, but it should offer tons more power compared to the gf7series of the ps3. I mean, that chip came before our last leap in GPU power.
I still can’t see Sony putting this chip inside the PS4… Mobile chips are expensive as shit…. That chip alone would probably cost $200…
I doubt Mobile chips really cost much more than desktop counterparts. I’m thinking it’s just that laptops with more power than shit have obnoxious markups.