Wii U vs PS4 vs Xbox One FULL SPECS (January 24, 2014)

[Viper1]

superchunk said:

The more Viper posts the more its obvious that rumor is garbage. We do know a high end APU is being created with a "Steamroller" codename. This is where I got most of my information after reading the rumor. However, it is noted that "Tahiti" is not mentioned with this APU anywhere. I only added that GPU info based on the rumor. I'm thinking maybe the point is proven and I should redo that part of the OP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Fusion#Steamroller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Bulldozer#3rd_Generation

However, I've been continuously skeptical as its a 2013 chip and will be hot and expensive. But then again Sony did use the CELL in the PS3 and clearly didn't focus on lower-cost with the PSV. Maybe they still haven't learned their lesson and are headed towards loss leading hardware again at $500?

That's still likely but what I'm pointing out isn't about the cost of those chips but how meat heat they generate.   While the CELL was expensive, it didn't run all that hot comapred to a high end GPU.   Look at the difference in the GPU between the PS3 and  the rumors for PS4.

PS3 GPU - 70 watts.
HD 7970 - 250 watts
HD 7950 - 200 watts (entire PS3 at launch was 200 watts)

The ability to dissipate heat hasn't advanced much so there just isn't any way possible for them to include a GPU that runs that hot.