XBox AMD Polaris GPU Rumor - false, Polaris is Netflix codename

[Nesh]

Here is another rumor

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/49350/xbox-one-amds-next-gen-polaris-architecture-teased/index.html

http://www.overclock.net/t/1586236/...ased-on-the-upcoming-polaris-gpu-architecture

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Already raised.

 

[AlNom]

It's just a Netflix codename, isn't it?

 

[Cyan]

Now that you are talking about APUs, AMD are going to release the AMD Polaris this year, and APU based on X1's.

http://segmentnext.com/2016/01/02/amds-polaris-based-xbox-one-apu-rumored-to-ship-this-year/

 

[chris1515]

Now that you are talking about APUs, AMD are going to release the AMD Polaris this year, and APU based on X1's.

http://segmentnext.com/2016/01/02/amds-polaris-based-xbox-one-apu-rumored-to-ship-this-year/

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It is false rumor polaris is the name of netflix build on Xbox One It was debunked on wccftech first site to report the tweet Blueviolet is a troll like mistermediaX

 

[Cyan]

It is false rumor polaris is the name of netflix build on Xbox One It was debunked on wccftech first site to report the tweet Blueviolet is a troll like mistermediaX

oops nasty, deft handling of a troll doing trail baiting, some mod please delete the news...

 

[Cyan]

Some reports are saying that Xbox One could have a new lightweight model this year, mostly meant to compete with Apple TV.

http://segmentnext.com/2015/12/31/microsoft-considering-lighweight-xbox-one-according-to-reports/

 

[Deleted member 11852]

It's just a Netflix codename, isn't it?

That's what somebody engaging in a cover up would say. Nice try!

 

[Scott_Arm]

Pretty sure we've used that as a code name at my work before. I guess I must work at AMD. Awesome!

 

[Nisaaru]

Some reports are saying that Xbox One could have a new lightweight model this year, mostly meant to compete with Apple TV.

http://segmentnext.com/2015/12/31/microsoft-considering-lighweight-xbox-one-according-to-reports/

It's pretty late to "compete" against all the TV boxes out there. FireTV,Apple and all the Android Arm with a NVidia's Stealth at the top. That strategy would have made a lot more sense 2013 with a low power TV/Interface Arm Hub and a game module optimized for performance.

 

[Deleted member 11852]

Pretty sure we've used that as a code name at my work before. I guess I must work at AMD. Awesome!

I've also used it at work - in relation to the more dangerous Polaris.

 

[Metal_Spirit]

It is false rumor polaris is the name of netflix build on Xbox One It was debunked on wccftech first site to report the tweet Blueviolet is a troll like mistermediaX

Actually the source was misterXmedia fóruns!

 

[powdercore]

It is false rumor polaris is the name of netflix build on Xbox One It was debunked on wccftech first site to report the tweet Blueviolet is a troll like mistermediaX

Netflix also uses the Vega and Rigel codenames for the PS3, which was to denote the blu-ray drive. Both the Vega and Rigel stars are blue and blu-ray drives use blue laser. The code names typically represent something unique about the console. You can read more here: http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/176851/what-does-rigel-refer-to-in-device-model-ps3-rigel

 

[powdercore]

It is false rumor polaris is the name of netflix build on Xbox One It was debunked on wccftech first site to report the tweet Blueviolet is a troll like mistermediaX

Wccftech got it wrong in the first place. They corrected their own error, which tells me the jumped the gun before confirming the claims. Also, their correction seems wrong. The Polaris codename is only for Xbox One not for all consoles.

Wii = Link (DRM issues at that time)
Wii U = Metroid (Nin fictional game character)
PS3 = Vega then Rigel (blue stars, blue for blu-ray)
PS4 = Pollux (orange star, no idea what this means)
X360 = Ryse (?coincidence with Ryse Son of Rome game for XB1?)
XB1 = Polaris (white star, aka North Star, no idea what this means, ?AMD Polaris Architecture?)

MS has been pretty vocal about a "balanced" system in an "efficient" design.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-the-complete-xbox-one-interview

If you go to VGleaks, they had some internal docs from our competition. Sony was actually agreeing with us. They said that their system was balanced for 14 CUs. They used that term: balance. Balance is so important in terms of your actual efficient design. Their additional four CUs are very beneficial for their additional GPGPU work. We've actually taken a very different tack on that. The experiments we did showed that we had headroom on CUs as well. In terms of balance, we did index more in terms of CUs than needed so we have CU overhead. There is room for our titles to grow over time in terms of CU utilisation, but getting back to us versus them, they're betting that the additional CUs are going to be very beneficial for GPGPU workloads. Whereas we've said that we find it very important to have bandwidth for the GPGPU workload and so this is one of the reasons why we've made the big bet on very high coherent read bandwidth that we have on our system.

 

[Deleted member 11852]

PS4 = Pollux (orange star, no idea what this means)

PS4 has an orange bar on top when in standby.

 

[Rikimaru]

powdercore, Do not tell me you belive that xbone has AMD Polaris Architecture
And PS4 is more balanced design.

 

[DieH@rd]

Codenames need to be trademarked! This much confusion is running online discussions of dozens of people.

 

[Antan]

The crazies at Mr X are indeed saying that 8). Looking at Powdercores post history tells me he's either frequented that place or he believes everything he's read on there.

 

[AlNom]

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[BRiT]

STOP THE INSANITY!

The XBox One does NOT have an AMD Polaris GPU.