Graphical progress on Wii U so far

[JRPGfan]

maxleresistant said:

People don't understand that while the WiiU is not as porwerful as the PS4/Xbox One. It doesn't mean that it is 10 year old technology.

The WiiU architecture and components are as recent as the PS4/One, but with power more aligned with the PS3 and 360.  In the end, she can do a lot of next gen effects really well, and this is why when developpers take the time to do their game properly, the result can be as beautiful as any PS4/X1 games. 

Now Nintendo made good progress in HD development, Starfox, Zelda, and the ther games that will be released next are going to prove furthermore that Nintendo is still the graphics geniuses they always were. 

Splatoon is one good looking game too.

".....designed by AMD, is based on the Radeon R600/R700 architecture"  - wii u wiki.

Radeon HD 4650 launched in 2008.

 

"....a customized version of AMD's 7870 GPU, with 2 CUs disabled" - Ps4 wiki

Radeon HD 7870 launched in 2012.