| KBG29 said: After the Scorpio announcement I think it is using Zen without a doubt. Original rumors pointed to Sony having two CPU's, one would be a slightly modified Jaguar, the other would be a next gen Zen. If they went the Jaguar route they could keep the console arond $399.99, but the system would have thermal limits that could not see it reach 5TFLOPS. On the other hand the Zen would result in a $499.99 price tag, but allow them to hit the full 5.5TFLOPS of the RX480. At this point it only makes since for Sony to choose the second CPU, and assure they have enough power for 4K/30FPS on all games to match the Scorpio. We know that the 4.2TF set up is right on the edge due to the DF article, so a 5.5TF set up could do it noproblem. |
1) What does the CPU have to do with the GPU's floating point performance?
2) 5.5 Teraflops isn't the "full" theoretical ceiling of the RX 480 either.
3) It's not doing 4k.
4) Flops has no correspondance with resolution.
| teigaga said: Wouldn't any game that's pushing the PS4's GPU require 7.4Tflops for 4k? Anyway I hope it's true, make 60Fps a certified option for console gamers. |
Resolutiuon isn't tied to flops.
| KBG29 said: Whatever they choose to do I am buying a Neo. I just think that sticking with the Jaguar/4.2TF/8GB RAM is not a great choice after the Scorpio announcement. |
You pretty much get what you are given in console land.
Remember your console is a cost-sensitive device, you aren't getting high-end PC levels of performance or super-computing levels of performance.
Zen is a big CPU core. - Jaguar/Puma/Other cat cores are small cores which are well suited to cost-sensitive/low-end devices like a console.
| KBG29 said: I feel like the Neo should be a premium device that is geared towards A/V enthusiasts and the absolute core gamers. To me it should be Zen/5.5TF/16GB RAM, and push $499.99 - $599.99. |
It likely will be a premium device... But that extra budget will likely be eaten up by the GPU and nothing else, remember it still has the same other costs like the Drives remember.
| KBG29 said: At any rate like I said, I am buying Neo. I need a 4K device to take advantage of my 4K equipment, and PlayStation is the only product I am interested in. So, for better or worse, I am excited about next week, it is definitly going to be fun. |
I am afraid you are going to be let down. Neo or Scorpio will not be doing native 4k gaming, they simply do not have the power to do so as the technology currently does not exist that is cheap enough.
You will likely have to deal with a compromised 1440P or 1800P experience but with reconstruction or upscaling for 4k, you will of course still see a benefit over regular 1080P rendering though.
If you wan't the proper 4k gaming experience or better... Then PC is still where it is at and will likely be for the rest of this console generation.
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