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

[thetonestarr]

Millenium said:

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.

Gotcha. I'm less convinced, though. The difference in performance AND cost between Northern Islands and Southern Islands is minor enough (especially between high-end NI and low-end SI) that I can easily see one thinking that the bump in cost is low enough to justify the slight graphics bump, while the other might think that the graphics bump is inconsequential enough that it's worth saving a few dollars.