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Playstation 5 will also be based of Ryzen gen2 CPU and Navi GPU, both AMD.
by martin_bech 7y ago
Playstation 5 will also be based of Ryzen gen2 CPU and Navi GPU, both AMD.
- UI_at_80x24 7y agoAND the new Google Stadia (using AMD GPU's server-side to do the heavy-lifting).
- masklinn 7y agoPretty sure Intel simply doesn't do bespoke parts (especially relatively low margin ones) so AMD is pretty much the only option. After dropping Gen 7's PPC, both the PS4 and the XB1 were customised AMD APU, and there's no great architectural rival.
- the8472 7y agoIntel does semi-customized parts, but mostly at the other end of the spectrum for cloud vendors.
- dangus 7y agoNever say never. The Xbox had a customized Coppermine Pentium-III era processor from Intel.
- masklinn 7y ago> Never say never. I didn't? > The Xbox had a customized Coppermine Pentium-III era processor from Intel. The original xbox was a PC in a box, the CPU was not a customised part.
- dangus 7y agoI didn't literally say you said never, "never say never" is a common phrase. And yes, the CPU was customized: https://www.anandtech.com/show/853/2 https://www.anandtech.com/show/853/2 At the very least, half of the cache is disabled. They cherry-picked a feature from the Pentium III lineup that they wanted to keep while lowering the cache to Celeron levels. It's a deliberate modification to reduce cost while maintaining desired performance. It's not detectably customized beyond that but it's not like it's a SKU you can buy off the shelf, either.