Rumour: PS4 to feature AMD GPU a gen ahead of nextbox

[Millenium]

thetonestarr said:

Millenium said:
While I would be plenty happy with this rumoured GPU, I doubt in the end it'll be a gen ahead of the Next-Box, but more importantly: Sony, I'm just letting you know right now, no BC is one PS4 less you'll sell!

So, here's hoping that part at least is false.

Southern Islands is from the 7000-generation of AMD GPUs, while the rumored one for the Nextbox is from the 6000-generation.

That makes it inarguably "a generation ahead".

You're thinking of a videogame generation ahead. This article, though, is talking about a graphics chipset generation. Graphics chipsets go through generations MUCH more quickly than consoles. The 7000 series of AMD chipsets is the 11th generation since 2000.

I meant it exactly like I said it, but I should have clarified a bit more.

I suspect that if both consoles go with ATI GPU's they'll be of the same generation line (Both 6xxx's or 7xxx's), as I imagine both companies will play a much smarter game this time around.