Hardware Rep says "Wii U 19x more powerful than PS3"

[Mr. Prince]

The argument you're using is correct, but it works againts you. A PC runs numerous system-related processes in the background, by proxy, a console (when hardware is sufficient) should produce equivalent results at much lower specs. Consoles no longer do that, mainly because it was a really, really long generation. 256MB RAM (PS3) or 512MB RAM (XBox 360) is a laughable amount for today's standards, graphics capabilities aside. Programmers are slowly becoming incapable of using this small amount of resources as their game engines become more and more complex.

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[narutofan777]

i really doubt the wii is more powerful than ps3.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Wow!!! So Wii U is the first quantum computer console. Now we are ready to play powerfull games like Angry Birds and Scribblenauts. With all this power, the FPS of New Super Mario Bros will be fantastic, and Luigi mustache will be HD.

 

[tronic307]

It's more believable to think it is 19x more powerful than the Wii

And 19 PERCENT more powerful than the PS3!

 

[AceWarhead]

If this is true, Nintendo would be making MASSIVE losses on each console sold...

 

[Rydian]

If this is true, Nintendo would be making MASSIVE losses on each console sold...

No, it's not hard to top out mid-level hardware from 7 years go.

For example...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150613

That video card is 11x as powerful as the PS3's graphics. It's also only $55 retail, and that's counting the whole card (expansion slot, fans, packaging, warranty, etc.), Nintendo would easily be able to get an integrated/mounted version of that chipset for much less, around half the price (perhaps less depending on which deals can be made).

 

[VMM]

We all knew nintendo will have the strongest system of this generation anyway.
Even pc's aren't that powerful.

Probably PS4 will be the strongest and the last released next-gen console.
WiiU is almost at the markets. I read a couple of things about Durango(X720),
but there isn't a single info about PS4.

 

[Mantis41]

Does this look about right?

 

[JoostinOnline]

At first I thought "Maybe that's a typo and the guy said 1.9x more powerful", but then I realized the doesn't sound right either.

There is no doubt that it will be more powerful than older consoles, but this is obviously a mistake.

 

[Ace Overclocked]

We all knew nintendo will have the strongest system of this generation anyway.
Even pc's aren't that powerful.

Probably PS4 will be the strongest and the last released next-gen console.
WiiU is almost at the markets. I read a couple of things about Durango(X720),
but there isn't a single info about PS4.

Sarcasm.

 

[Wanderlei777]

19 times more awesome, amirite?

Probably PS4 will be the strongest and the last released next-gen console.

There will be no PS4.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Even if this was true, it would still be brought way down by a terrible name.

 

[FireGrey]

We all knew nintendo will have the strongest system of this generation anyway.
Even pc's aren't that powerful.

Umm, yes they are... -.-
It's not a hard achievement.

 

[RodrigoDavy]

I remember there was a topic that established that the Wii U gpu is a AMD E6760 which is strong and better than ps3 and 360. If it's true that it is 19x more powerful or not, I don't care. I don't even know what these numbers mean

 

[VMM]

Sarcasm.

Sorry, my bad,
but the way this forum is crowded by people kissing Nintendo's ass,
I wouldn't doubt to see a serious post similar to yours.

 

[BlueStar]

'Power' is a pretty meaningless and subjective term anyway.

 

[VMM]

'Power' is a pretty meaningless and subjective term anyway.

If power was meaningless we would still be playing Atari 2600

 

[BlueStar]

'Power' is a pretty meaningless and subjective term anyway.

If power was meaningless we would still be playing Atari 2600

What I mean is trying to quantify how much power something has is pointless. Remember Jaguar, the only 64-bit console? Or how the PS3 was more powerful than the 360, but because it was more difficult to code for it ended up with a lot of 3rd party titles which were better on Microsoft's machine, and due to a quirk of architecture Skyrim ended up almost unplayable on it?

 

[Ace Overclocked]

Sarcasm.

We all knew nintendo will have the strongest system of this generation anyway.
Even pc's aren't that powerful.

Umm, yes they are... -.-
It's not a hard achievement.

Guess i'll have to avoid something totally ignorant as sarcasm, because people wouldn't notice what it is...

 

[VMM]

What I mean is trying to quantify how much power something has is pointless. Remember Jaguar, the only 64-bit console? Or how the PS3 was more powerful than the 360, but because it was more difficult to code for it ended up with a lot of 3rd party titles which were better on Microsoft's machine, and due to a quirk of architecture Skyrim ended up almost unplayable on it?

The thing is,
there are different aspects that compose the "power" of a console.
The CPU of PS3 was more powerful than X360 one.
But the difference is that while X360 has 512MB of RAM,
the PS3 divide it into 256MB of RAM and 256MB of X-RAM,
turning it harder to make a descent port.

When we take a look at PS3 exclusives,
we see graphics much more impressive than X360 titles.
Just take a look at Last of Us.

Then, I say we can't say a unique power value,
but divide it in important sections:
CPU, GPU and RAM