Xbox Scorpio Hardware Prediction Thread [April 2017 Revision]
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Ran out of poll options.there is no option for 8GB ram. Btw what is the prize for getting it right? Mod for a day?
No prize for anyone getting it right in the poll as its too generic. If the poll is right, it'll prove 'B3D Knows' and the rest of the internet should sit up and pay attention instead of reading MrX type crap everywhere else.
Closest match in the details might win notoriety.
DO NOT LIKE
Cpu: Jaguar based 2.333GHz, 4MB L2 (but I don't think zen is impossible, if downclocked)
Gpu: 6TF, mostly Vega but keeping some legacy features
Memory: 12GB GDDR5, 384bits, 336GB/s
HDD: two skus, 1TB and 2TB (2.5", not hybrid)
Secret sauce 1: nand on motherboard 64GB, can cache an entire game
Secret sauce 2: ID buffer, but described differently to make it sound new. Eventually included in all amd gpus. We might see a frame interpolation from MS using this, or something similar which generally helps reusing previous frame data.
Optical drive: optional
Compact enclosure: motherboard very small because of gddr5 and blower fan. Internal power supply.
$399 1TB, no optical
$499 2TB, UHD bluray, elite controller
Gpu: 6TF, mostly Vega but keeping some legacy features
Memory: 12GB GDDR5, 384bits, 336GB/s
HDD: two skus, 1TB and 2TB (2.5", not hybrid)
Secret sauce 1: nand on motherboard 64GB, can cache an entire game
Secret sauce 2: ID buffer, but described differently to make it sound new. Eventually included in all amd gpus. We might see a frame interpolation from MS using this, or something similar which generally helps reusing previous frame data.
Optical drive: optional
Compact enclosure: motherboard very small because of gddr5 and blower fan. Internal power supply.
$399 1TB, no optical
$499 2TB, UHD bluray, elite controller
CPU: 8 Cores, Raven Ridge @ 2.4GHz with custom Microsoft things.
GPU: VEGA, 6.4 TF with custom Microsoft things.
RAM: 12GB GDDR5 + 4GB DDR4 = 16GB TOTAL or 16GB GDDR5.
HD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB / 500GB SSD
NAND: 8GB eMMC CACHE
USB: 3.1
HDMI: 2.1
PRICE: $399 / $449 / $549
DESIGN: Magnesium Body, less area than Xbox One S, similar design.
GPU: VEGA, 6.4 TF with custom Microsoft things.
RAM: 12GB GDDR5 + 4GB DDR4 = 16GB TOTAL or 16GB GDDR5.
HD: 500GB / 1TB / 2TB / 500GB SSD
NAND: 8GB eMMC CACHE
USB: 3.1
HDMI: 2.1
PRICE: $399 / $449 / $549
DESIGN: Magnesium Body, less area than Xbox One S, similar design.
There are no reasons to release this a year after the PS4Pro but I'm sure that was your point, right?
ProspectorPete
Regular
You can also choose give me your login for a day if I'm right
Btw the developer from ORI said this is a full generational upgrade.. If true, then the 16GB and Zen predictions could be right!!
There are no reasons to release this a year after the PS4Pro but I'm sure that was your point, right?
I just think that releasing a year after the pro has more to do with process maturity and cost for a large APU than waiting a year for new tech. Whatever the tech is, it's going to be a bigger APU than the Pro probably by 100mm. It probably wasn't economical to release last year a chip that large.
I flipped a coin on zen. lol
Just wasn't enough information to take it out or keep it in. So I flipped. Hoping I'm right.
If Spencer really wants to get rid of the idea of generations, then you also need to allow the hardware to breathe on its own terms, that means no artificial FPS locks, and no resolution locks. otherwise were really just using the generation model.
Just wasn't enough information to take it out or keep it in. So I flipped. Hoping I'm right.
If Spencer really wants to get rid of the idea of generations, then you also need to allow the hardware to breathe on its own terms, that means no artificial FPS locks, and no resolution locks. otherwise were really just using the generation model.
Or they had no plan to release an update whatsoever but were forced by Sony's move and couldn't do it in any less time...
CPU - 8 core Zen 8 thread (light) 2.5GHZ Customized
GPU - Customized Vega 6.4TF
RAM - 8GB GDDR5 / 4 GB DDR4 -not sure if that would work for the bandwidth numbers they announced (320GB/S) but I do think Microsoft will stick with 2 pools of ram to avoid contention.
HDD - 1TB 5400rpm- on board nand flash, the Xbox one has 8GB so possibly 12GB
Secret sauce - Cooling - Super small form factor I think the Surface team will have a big part in making the Scorpio look amazing!
GPU - Customized Vega 6.4TF
RAM - 8GB GDDR5 / 4 GB DDR4 -not sure if that would work for the bandwidth numbers they announced (320GB/S) but I do think Microsoft will stick with 2 pools of ram to avoid contention.
HDD - 1TB 5400rpm- on board nand flash, the Xbox one has 8GB so possibly 12GB
Secret sauce - Cooling - Super small form factor I think the Surface team will have a big part in making the Scorpio look amazing!
Magnum_Force
Newcomer
Lol, I'll throw my hat into the ring.
CPU: 4 x Excavator modules (8 cores)
They were only 14.48mm2 per module on 28nm, and now (finally) offer decent performance per watt (the fx-9800p has 2 modules at 2.7ghz base on 15w tdp)
GPU: custom Vega/Polaris variant.
Ram: 12GB Gddr5
For the simply reason that it's hard to get 336GB/s from only a 256bit bus, so likely a 384bit bus and thus 12GB (unless it's only 6GB!! Shockhorror)
I know excavator is unlikely, but I'd love to see it used because it's finally a decent core for the watts it uses.
CPU: 4 x Excavator modules (8 cores)
They were only 14.48mm2 per module on 28nm, and now (finally) offer decent performance per watt (the fx-9800p has 2 modules at 2.7ghz base on 15w tdp)
GPU: custom Vega/Polaris variant.
Ram: 12GB Gddr5
For the simply reason that it's hard to get 336GB/s from only a 256bit bus, so likely a 384bit bus and thus 12GB (unless it's only 6GB!! Shockhorror)
I know excavator is unlikely, but I'd love to see it used because it's finally a decent core for the watts it uses.
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I thought devs were in favour of unified memory. Unless you meant 8 GB gaming RAM and 4 GBs OS RAM?
32MB eSRAM for compatibility
4GB HBM for fast access
12GB GDDR5 for larger pool
4GB DDR4 for OS and apps
4GB of flash memory for backgrounded apps
1TB Hybrid SSD with 64GB of solid state cache
Easiest memory setup in the world.
Too bad it's not intel so they can't throw some Optane in there.
4GB HBM for fast access
12GB GDDR5 for larger pool
4GB DDR4 for OS and apps
4GB of flash memory for backgrounded apps
1TB Hybrid SSD with 64GB of solid state cache
Easiest memory setup in the world.
Too bad it's not intel so they can't throw some Optane in there.
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