Hello Everyone,
Now that we have some official specifications for the Playstation 4, I wonder what everyone thinks are the top technical innovations that have went into the system?
I'm sure there have been countless small innovations. I've read that the system has multiple chips/processors to handle things like sound and security. Also, the controller is different, there has probably been lots of software written, and the new motion sensing technology is probably innovative. However, I'm talking about significant things that may allow the Playstation 4 to at least hold some advantage over a standard personal computer with a graphics card.
The one and only major innovation that comes to my mind is the 8 gigs of GDDR5 RAM. In this one category, the PS4 has taken a HUGE leap. Basically, it has exceeded my hopes. If it had 4 GBs of GDDR5 RAM I would have been satisfied. However, 8 gigabytes of RAM make it, in the terms of memory, more capable than some high end gaming systems.
However, I don't see much else that makes the Playstation 4 overly innovative.
-- The GPU seems to be fairly weak (although much more powerful than the PS3). Unless it has had some major modifications we are not aware of that make it more powerful, it might only be 1/3rd to 1/2 as powerful as a high end graphics card.
Are there any significant modifications to the GPU we are unaware of?
Are there any super fast caches that reduce latency to near zero which make the GPU far more efficient?
Are there any sub-processors buried in the GPU that give it an extra boost?
-- The CPU seems to be fairly weak. Of course for a console, I think GPU power is more important than CPU power.
Are there any special tweaks to the Jaguar cores that make them more powerful?
Are any of the cores reserved by the OS?
Are all OS related tasks handled by subprocessors to take stress away from the CPU?
-- The whole APU (CPU + GPU) seems to be fairly standard from what we have heard.
Is there anything really innovative about this APU that makes it far better than other APUs?
In conclusion, I'm interested in hearing what you think is truly innovative about this console.
I'm sincerely hoping there is at least ONE ADDITIONAL innovation as significant as the 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM.
Now that we have some official specifications for the Playstation 4, I wonder what everyone thinks are the top technical innovations that have went into the system?
I'm sure there have been countless small innovations. I've read that the system has multiple chips/processors to handle things like sound and security. Also, the controller is different, there has probably been lots of software written, and the new motion sensing technology is probably innovative. However, I'm talking about significant things that may allow the Playstation 4 to at least hold some advantage over a standard personal computer with a graphics card.
The one and only major innovation that comes to my mind is the 8 gigs of GDDR5 RAM. In this one category, the PS4 has taken a HUGE leap. Basically, it has exceeded my hopes. If it had 4 GBs of GDDR5 RAM I would have been satisfied. However, 8 gigabytes of RAM make it, in the terms of memory, more capable than some high end gaming systems.
However, I don't see much else that makes the Playstation 4 overly innovative.
-- The GPU seems to be fairly weak (although much more powerful than the PS3). Unless it has had some major modifications we are not aware of that make it more powerful, it might only be 1/3rd to 1/2 as powerful as a high end graphics card.
Are there any significant modifications to the GPU we are unaware of?
Are there any super fast caches that reduce latency to near zero which make the GPU far more efficient?
Are there any sub-processors buried in the GPU that give it an extra boost?
-- The CPU seems to be fairly weak. Of course for a console, I think GPU power is more important than CPU power.
Are there any special tweaks to the Jaguar cores that make them more powerful?
Are any of the cores reserved by the OS?
Are all OS related tasks handled by subprocessors to take stress away from the CPU?
-- The whole APU (CPU + GPU) seems to be fairly standard from what we have heard.
Is there anything really innovative about this APU that makes it far better than other APUs?
In conclusion, I'm interested in hearing what you think is truly innovative about this console.
I'm sincerely hoping there is at least ONE ADDITIONAL innovation as significant as the 8 GB of GDDR5 RAM.