Metal_Spirit
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But we don't have that in Github leak. There is no article, its pure data dump from Oberon B0 regression test, a chip we know was almost certainly designed for next gen Playstation. It contains 3 modes :
GEN0 - 0.8GHz 176GB/s 18CUs
GEN1 - 0.911GHz 217,6GB/s 36CUs
GEN2 - 2.0GHZ 530GB/s 36CUs
Now, from B0 stepping to current E0 (?), things could have changed. But I seriously, seriously doubt they added additional cluster of 20CUs, new front end and, well, redesigned entire chip. What is far more likely is that they are optimizing the chip which will have to hit high clocks at acceptable TDP and good yields. And will have to do it soon.
2.0GHz Navi in console APU certainly sounds tall order, but given that we have a legit confirmation of such chip existing, it would possibly be for best to take it at face value and assume these revisions are done in order to get most out of it.
Again, I have yet to hear of chip going through 5-6 steppings that resulted in completely different chip. I remember old Intels and Athlons going to G1 revision, but it resulted in higher clocks, lower wattage and less bugs, not additional 2 cores.
There is no way a 9.2 tflops machine (and I highly doubt a console comes with a 2 Ghz GPU), with 36 CUs can hold itself on next gen.
Although I’m speculating, I’m doing so because there is no way PS5 is 36 CU only.
Because if it is... specially if it cannot sustain 2 Ghz, it’s DOA.