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Bofferbrauer2 said:

JEMC said:

Since we always end up talking about console hardware, more so leaks about it, here's a leak for the next Xbox specs.

Be warned! The leak comes from Morre's Law is Dead, so copious amounts of salt are required:

Microsoft has seemingly finalised next-gen Xbox console hardware design by packing in 11 Zen 6 cores and 68 AMD RDNA 5 CUs
https://www.club386.com/microsoft-has-seemingly-finalised-next-gen-xbox-console-hardware-design-by-packing-in-11-zen-6-cores-and-68-amd-rdna-5-cus/
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According to Moore’s Law Is Dead (MLID) on YouTube, a serial leaker, the next-gen Xbox will benefit from several architectural leaps over current Xbox Series machines, which should translate into a massive performance uplift. Specifically, Magnus is rumoured to pack three Zen 6 cores plus eight (dense) Zen 6c cores with 12MB of L2 cache in a hybrid CPU design like the Ryzen Z2 Extreme powering MSI’s Claw A8 handheld, albeit more powerful.

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On the graphics side, MLID’s sources indicate that Microsoft opted for 68 CUs sharing at least 24MB of L2 cache, based on a cut-down 70 CU RDNA 5 chip. This means that Magnus’s GPU is 30% richer than the Xbox Series X. However, despite that, Magnus’s GPU is expected to be 29% smaller than the Series X’s thanks to the use of TSMC’s N3 node. This GPU is believed to have the exact design AMD intends to use for its RX 9070 XT successor. Overall, the chip powering next-gen Xbox is said to measure 408mm², split into 144mm² for the SoC and 264mm² for the GPU.

Memory-wise, Magnus is said to house up to 48GB of GDDR7 memory, linked via a 192-bit bus. This is a hefty amount of memory, which seems unrealistic in current market conditions. Well, unless Microsoft managed to obtain fantastic contract pricing or plans to sell its console for over £1,000.

Lastly, the SoC is expected to feature a built-in NPU (Neural Processing Unit) capable of delivering up to 110 TOPS of AI performance. This NPU is said to offer two operating modes, accessible to developers, allowing them to target 110 TOPS at 6W or 46 TOPS at 1.2W. While it’s unclear what tasks this NPU will be responsible for – if the rumours claiming Windows 11 will power next-gen Xbox are true – the NPU could be used by the Copilot AI.

Take it for what it is, a rumor from a not very reliable leaker.

11 CPU cores and 68CU seem like very odd numbers, even counting for some extra (physically the chip would probably have 12 cores and 72CU or something along those lines). 48GB indeed seems like a lot, but it's not impossible, though it would make for an expensive console even before the explosion of the RAM prices.

Speaking of RAM prices, it looks like they have peaked.

The 68CU cores for the GPU don't surprise me a lot. They're a few moreT than the ones inside the XsX and even a little bit more than the 9070XT, plus it likely is designed around a 70 or 72 CU part with room for defects.

What surprises me the most is the choice of CPU cores. One would assume that they'd prefer more Zen6 cores to take care of the gaming side of the console given that they achieve higher clocks, while leaving the Zen6c cores for the OS and other tasks, and not the other way around.

But anyway, it's a MLID rumor so who knows how much of it is true. We'll see in due time.

And good news that the RAM situation has stabilized. Now let's hope that it doesn't take much to improve, tho I'll admit that it's unlikely to happen anytime soon.