PS4 & XONE CPU Architectures & Models Examined

[BlackWizzard17]

Boy if the ps4 is really 50 percent more powerful than the xbox one than that means most third party games will go to ps4 or the games would run better because it is easy to program for

 

[Foxi4]

Boy if the ps4 is really 50 percent more powerful than the xbox one than that means most third party games will go to ps4 or the games would run better because it is easy to program for

More like "Multiplatform games will be gimped to support the XBox One (or worse, the Wii U) and will simply be smoother on the PS4 wheras exclusive PS4 titles will mop the floor with their competition from a technological standpoint" - third party sort of likes to release their games of as many platforms as possible to maximize profits.

 

[tronic307]

Xbox One=Xbox Done.

Can't wait to try that shiny new controller on Steam, though.

 

[heartgold]

I heard that PS4 is actually 66% more powerful than Xone as they restricted the GPU only 90% for gaming, 10% for OS.

Gets worse for Xone.

 

[JoostinOnline]

More like "Multiplatform games will be gimped to support the XBox One (or worse, the Wii U) and will simply be smoother on the PS4 wheras exclusive PS4 titles will mop the floor with their competition from a technological standpoint" - third party sort of likes to release their games of as many platforms as possible to maximize profits.

You could say the same thing about the PS4 vs a gaming PC. PC standards are always increasing, where as the current consoles will be stuck where they are for the next 5+ years.

The X1 is going to be fine.

 

[FAST6191]

Handheld = Designed for lower power consumption to conserve battery -YAY!

Console = Designed for lower power consumption to...I don't know why. Its connected to mains power! Overclock the hell out of it for Christ sake!

Electricity prices are not cheap*, given people are already moaning about the xbone's appearance (size is a non issue) I doubt they would take one that cooled things properly let alone cooled things properly at at higher energy draw and given heat exacerbated failure was responsible for failures in all three consoles last time (and many similar devices) it could be a good move.

*in general but given people are also doing things like installing monitors to measure their usage.....

 

[Foxi4]

You could say the same thing about the PS4 vs a gaming PC. PC standards are always increasing, where as the current consoles will be stuck where they are for the next 5+ years.

The X1 is going to be fine.

Never said it won't - I said that games throughout the generation will be gimped to support it.

 

[Deleted_171835]

More like "Multiplatform games will be gimped to support the XBox One (or worse, the Wii U) and will simply be smoother on the PS4 wheras exclusive PS4 titles will mop the floor with their competition from a technological standpoint" - third party sort of likes to release their games of as many platforms as possible to maximize profits.

Talk about hyperbole. The PS4 may be more powerful than the Xbox One but it really isn't that big of a difference. For multiplats, it'll mostly be miniscule differences like slightly improved framerates and a few textures here and there being better.

 

[kehkou]

Electricity prices are not cheap*, given people are already moaning about the xbone's appearance (size is a non issue) I doubt they would take one that cooled things properly let alone cooled things properly at at higher energy draw and given heat exacerbated failure was responsible for failures in all three consoles last time (and many similar devices) it could be a good move.

*in general but given people are also doing things like installing monitors to measure their usage.....

I wouldn't know. The power company here charges 100USD per month despite usage.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Never said it won't - I said that games throughout the generation will be gimped to support it.

I understand what you're saying, but we should remember that multiplatform games have ALWAYS been gimped.

My comment about it being fine was more directed at tronic307.

 

[chartube12]

I wouldn't know. The power company here charges 100USD per month despite usage.

Seriously? Is Solar power, wind or other alternative(s) powering your area? Cause I have never seen electric stay the same despite usage.

 

[Foxi4]

Talk about hyperbole. The PS4 may be more powerful than the Xbox One but it really isn't that big of a difference. For multiplats, it'll mostly be miniscule differences like slightly improved framerates and a few textures here and there being better.

Uhm, 33% in GPU computing power alone, 50% difference in performance when you add GDDR5 vs. DDR3 to that is not a small difference. It may be now, but 5 years down the line it won't.

Then again, this is all raw data, not actual benchmarks. It doesn't take into account OS performance or the SDK's - things may vary once the actual hardware is released.

 

[ForteGospel]

Handheld = Designed for lower power consumption to conserve battery -YAY!

Console = Designed for lower power consumption to...I don't know why. Its connected to mains power! Overclock the hell out of it for Christ sake!

underclock it so it won't get damaged and will last longer

Uhm, 33% in GPU computing power alone, 50% difference in performance when you add GDDR5 vs. DDR3 to that is not a small difference. It may be now, but 5 years down the line it won't.

Then again, this is all raw data, not actual benchmarks. It doesn't take into account OS performance or the SDK's - things may vary once the actual hardware is released.

Won't make a damn difference, for multi plat games going by Microsoft policy that they won't release a game that has less content on disc than other plats so you will get the same game regardless of the console

As for exclusives, they are exclusive so raw power difference between consoles is meaningless.

Lastly, going by this gen specs, if someone buys a console for its raw power is stupid:
PC masterrace

 

[kehkou]

underclock it so it won't get damaged and will last longer

Ok, let me rephrase that: for a home console power consumption worries should come only after adequately powerful hardware worries, the opposite for handheld consoles.
I.e. use a cpu with a higher native clock speed.

 

[SirAileron]

I have a 360 because Treasure only seems to release games for that console lately. :c

 

[tronic307]

I heard that PS4 is actually 66% more powerful than Xone as they restricted the GPU only 90% for gaming, 10% for OS.

Gets worse for Xone.

Which actually makes it unfair for PS4 unless there are tons of exclusives on it.

 

[ForteGospel]

Ok, let me rephrase that: for a home console power consumption worries should come only after adequately powerful hardware worries, the opposite for handheld consoles.
I.e. use a cpu with a higher native clock speed.

that cost more money to produce

 

[heartgold]

Uhm, 33% in GPU computing power alone, 50% difference in performance when you add GDDR5 vs. DDR3 to that is not a small difference. It may be now, but 5 years down the line it won't.

Then again, this is all raw data, not actual benchmarks. It doesn't take into account OS performance or the SDK's - things may vary once the actual hardware is released.

Isn't it errr PS4 50% more powerful for GPU alone? Only Xbox can be 33% less powerful.

The way numbers work, example.

PS4 = 150
Xone = 100

150 is 150% of 100.
100 is 66.6% of 150.

Anyhow this indicates PS4's GPU is 66% more powerful, we don't know if PS4 will reverse too. Either way 50% is a significant leap.

According to Kotaku, the Xbox One can only access 90% of the GPU ressources for games. (1.107 TFLOPS).

The game is loaded in memory and is fully running. The game has full access to the reserved system resources, which are six CPU cores, 90 percent of GPU processing power, and 5 GB of memory. The game is rendering full-screen and the user can interact with it.

http://kotaku.com/the-five-possible-states-of-xbox-one-games-are-strangel-509597078

Also you are looking at 5GB RAM and 6 core use for games. PS4 has superior RAM type and more for gaming use about 7GB of it.

Lets not forget it is only 16 ROPS against PS4's 32 ROPs. 1.1Tflops up against 1.8 Tflops!!!

People are in denial if they don't think PS4 could blow Xbox away, or they don't understand specs very well.

 

[kehkou]

that cost more money to produce

Perhaps. TBH as an end user I don't really care about specs. What I care about is what the devs care about the specs. If they like a console for having good hardware and want to make good games, exclusives, then its worth the money.

 

[PolloDiablo]

I have a 360 because Treasure only seems to release games for that console lately. :c

yeap, but all of those games are just re-releases
they've been releasing all of their new games on Nintendo consoles... but they haven't produced anything new since S&P2 :/
I wonder if they will switch to Microsoft in this gen