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Intrinsic on 14 February 2019
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Trumpstyle said:

Here's my spec prediction for next-gen consoles:

Xbox two
CPU: Zen2 8 cores, 16 threads, 2,4 ghz
GPU: Navi 5TF, 30CU with 1300 Mhz clock, 570 radeon performance
Memory: 8GB Gddr5 Ram, 256-bit bus, 256 GB/s Bandwidth
Storage: 1TB NVMe drive
Launch: Fall 2020 300$

Xbox two+
CPU: Zen2 8 cores, 16 threads, 3,2 ghz
GPU: Navi 11,5TF, 60CU with 1500 Mhz clock, slightly above vega 64 performance
Memory: 16GB Gddr6 Ram, 256-bit bus, 448 GB/s Bandwidth
Storage: 1TB NVMe drive
Launch: Fall 2020 500$

Playstation 5
CPU: Zen2 8 cores, 16 threads, 2,8 ghz
GPU: Navi 9TF, 56CU with 1200-1300 Mhz clock, Vega 56 performance
Memory: 12GB Gddr6 Ram, 192-bit bus, 336 GB/s Bandwidth
Storage: 1TB NVMe or SSD drive
Launch: Spring 2020 400$

So far we seen CGI-Q make predictions and I got a pretty good idea of Pemalites prediction based on his comments here and previous ones, I hope others will make some predictions so we can see who wins. After GDC 2019 we will likely get a better clue what we can expect from next-gen consoles and hopefully leaks shortly after.

Here's mine

PS5
CPU Zen2 8 cores 16 threads@ 3.2Ghz
GPU Navi 11.9TF, 72CU@1300Mhz
RAM 16GB GDDR6, 256 Bitbus, 512GB/s Bandwidth + 4GB LPDDR4 
STORAGE 240GB embedded Nand Flash Primary drive + 2TB HDD secondary
PRICE $399


XBOX 
CPU Zen2 8 cores 16 threads@ 3.5Ghz
GPU Navi 13.1TF, 72CU@1425Mhz
RAM 16GB GDDR6, 256 Bitbus, 512GB/s Bandwidth + 4GB LPDDR4 
STORAGE 240GB embedded Nand Flash Primary drive + 2TB HDD secondary
PRICE $399

XBOX Lite
CPU Zen2 8 cores 16 threads@ 3Ghz
GPU Navi 7.1TF, 56CU@1000Mhz
RAM 12GB GDDR6, 192 Bitbus, 384GB/s Bandwidth + 4GB LPDDR4 
STORAGE 120GB embedded Nand Flash Primary drive + 1TB HDD secondary
PRICE $299

 

Thats my take on things. First off I believe Navi is going to break that 64CU limitation and thus we end up with GPUs with twice the CU count in the PS4pro. There is more on this but thats a long story.

As for the Xbox I think everyone hearing multiple skus is getting it wrong. MS doesnt have to make something that is way more powerful than the PS5 they just have to make something that is marginally more powerful and thus they can scream most powerful console in the world like they want to. More importantly there is no way they start next gen having a console that is $100 more expensive than the PS5. They will wat to come in at the same price while being a touch more powerful. Especially if that $100 more only gets them 2TF extra..... no one sees HDD, and 2TF more compared to a 10/12TF box will be very hard to spot.

MS real trump card will be in also making a cheaper sku. Think of it as a 1080p/1440p console. Everyone seems to think MS is gonna come in high, I think they will come in low as having a console that is $100 cheaper than the PS5 will be way more impactful in NA (their strongest market) than any other strategy. And even in EU. 

With these specs even at $399 I expect sony and MS to be taking a slight loss per console sold. Around $40-$100 loss. And this is something else people seem not to consider. Sony will be willing to take a loss on their hardware, they are not stupid and probably will know more abut what MS is doing than anyone else..... and more s they can afford to. Makes n sense conceding performance t such an extent where there is a noticable difference between the two consoles. Furthermore, if the XB+ is similarly priced then it would be similarly specced or better specced but taking a bigger loss