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'Of course, we already knew that the Pro graphics core implements a range of new instructions - it was part of the initial leak - but we didn't really know exactly what they could actually do. As we understand it, with the new enhancements, it's possible to complete two 16-bit floating point operations in the time taken to complete one on the base PS4 hardware. The end result from the new Radeon technology is the additional throughput required to making Mantis Burn Racing hit its 4K performance target, though significant shader optimisation was required on the part of the developer.

In short, there's more to PS4 Pro's enhancements than teraflop comparisons suggest - and we understand that there are more 'secret sauce' features still to be revealed. At the PlayStation Meeting, Sony staff told me that the enhancements made to the core hardware go beyond the checkerboard upscaling technology, and the new instructions certainly support Mark Cerny's assertion that the PS4 Pro possesses graphics features not found in AMD's current Polaris line of GPUs. Interesting stuff, and we look forward to learning more.'

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-hands-on-with-mantis-burn-racing-on-ps4-pro


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Sony once again at the top of cutting edge technology. If these guys were GPU vendors they'd leave everyone in the dust, we'd have Titan X performance for half the cost.



Turkish said:
Sony once again at the top of cutting edge technology. If these guys were GPU vendors they'd leave everyone in the dust, we'd have Titan X performance for half the cost.

We're supposed to be getting a breakdown soon from Cerny but no word on when that is.



 

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I was just reading this, on EG, impressive



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John2290 said:
Yummy. I'll be licking that sauce off of Aloys back. Oh, good times ahead.

Back? How times have changed ...



 

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Turkish said:
Sony once again at the top of cutting edge technology. If these guys were GPU vendors they'd leave everyone in the dust, we'd have Titan X performance for half the cost.

Please tell me this was sarcasm. Please.



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It's a feature also available on the RX 480



John2290 said:

Oh come on, you can't say that lower back in the E3 demo wasn't the cutest you've ever seen...

Can't say I noticed ...



 

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Turkish said:
Sony once again at the top of cutting edge technology. If these guys were GPU vendors they'd leave everyone in the dust, we'd have Titan X performance for half the cost.

Yepp, no doubt about it. If Sony can get PlayStation sales to iPhone levels, we will see a massive leap across all technologys.

That is why it is such a shame that PS3 was so misunderstood. Ken Kutaragi had a vision to use Cell across all Sony devices, and unite all Sony devices on the same OS. Had PS3 been a success Sony would be years ahead of every other hardware and software company.

There is still a potential to get things rolling, Kaz is doing his best to roll Sony under PlayStation and unite everything. So, again, if PS4 succeeds, and the Pro and PSVR can expand the market, then maybe we can see the pace of tech and innovation start to accelerate at a rate we have never seen before.



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