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lansingone on 15 February 2019
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Intrinsic said:
lansingone said:
I know this is all speculation at this point, but what is the reason for all the speculation of MS using a higher end Navi GPU? Just last year we had somewhat reliable information that Navi was being made for Sony.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/06/12/sources-amd-created-navi-for-sonys-playstation-5-vega-suffered/#3003276024fd
If that was still the case I would think it's unlikely that MS would be able to just ask AMD for the GPU they're making for the PS5, but faster.
I've noticed a lot of recent speculation has settled around MS having a faster version of Navi, and I was curious why.

Honestly.... it stems from nothing more than the existence of the XB1X.

Microsoft and leaks have confirmed that MS is working on multiple skus, but they haven't come out and said we will have the most powerful console on the market come launch. Everyone is just concluding that MS will d that because f what MS did with the XB1X. 

I tend to disagree though. Mostly because I believe that MS and sony are going to get a very very similar APU. Pretty much identical with the option to have a slightly cut down version. Its not like MS is going to wait fr sony to release the PS4 then g t AMD and say ok.... they have 72CU in their GPU, we want one with 100. The differences in power will come from clock speeds.  

What I really don't get is why people think MS will even dare come in at a price or option higher than the PS5. 

I agree. I think after XB1 they'll be playing every aspect of this launch safe.

I do think that unlike the start of this gen, the hardware inside will be slightly different, because AMD seems more inclined to make custom chips than before. If those previous leaks are to believed, I expect PS5 to have a Navi GPU with whatever additions Sony needed, and MS will have a pretty much equally powerful Vega based GPU.