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So what do we know about imminent arrival of the PS4?
I done some digging
Here is what the word on the street is!
The Low Down:
The PlayStation 4 has received news of it sporting a dual GPU and APU setup, there was a new report that has surfaced and points to a CPU as being the ultimate processor for the Playstation 4.
OmniGamer reported in Decemeber, the CPU what it is, what it could of been for the PS3 and what it could be for the PS4 were all discussed.
The Cell chip in the PS3 could of been an evolution in CPU technology, but due to some potential design flaws, its true power has been hard to release, until now.
The heart of the PS3, how does this heart work? The Cell is a heterogeneous multicore processor; it consist of two different processor cores, PowerPC process 'PPE' this core handles general processing, and a Synergistic Processor Elements 'SPE' this core handles the multimedia processing these cores, which exist on a single CPU die.
The Cell processor was supposed to bring in Grid Computing, the technology of the component device that could be used for standalone as well as part of a giant grid computing system created by linking individual Cell's together.
However If Sony could focus and make the SPE’s more accessible, more capable of handling general purpose tasks, the next generation Cell chip could do what Sony PS4 really envision.
The next generation Cell would be easier now to deal with, developer have over six years of experience now, which could help improve on the things that developers have problems with, and make the Cell the Real Heart of the new system.
The piece then went on to discuss the importance of both the PS4 and Xbox 720 featuring backwards compatibility.
If AMD is creating the next APU for PS4, what are the chances that we as gamers will be able to play PS3 game on our brand new PS4 console, I would not hold out much hope!
Some gamers might say... I will buy a next generation console for next generation games, that might be true but Xbox 720 is using a power7 CPU and ATI GPGPU, Microsoft can give gamers a console that looks like it has more value cause you can play Xbox720 and Xbox 360 games (allegedly) the report stated.
So there you have it some intereting facts on the PS4, hopefully with a bit of luck they will really up the power of this new PS4 beast in the making. Or the XBOX720 will leave this for dust!
Sony be careful!
I done some digging
Here is what the word on the street is!
- CPU: D[FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]ual GPU and APU setup - Multi cell architecture. [/FONT]
- CPU SPEED: Unknown? Chips to be quad cores, 8 cores, 16 threads.
- VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7670 video system, based on Turks XT architecture, featuring a 128-bit Bus and GDDR5 1GB of GDDR5 video memory.
- RAM: Up to 16GB of system RAM,
- DVD/BluRay: Blu-ray and
- HD: 256GB hard drives.
- FRAMES: 60 frames per second
- RES: 1080p resolution
The Low Down:
The PlayStation 4 has received news of it sporting a dual GPU and APU setup, there was a new report that has surfaced and points to a CPU as being the ultimate processor for the Playstation 4.
OmniGamer reported in Decemeber, the CPU what it is, what it could of been for the PS3 and what it could be for the PS4 were all discussed.
The Cell chip in the PS3 could of been an evolution in CPU technology, but due to some potential design flaws, its true power has been hard to release, until now.
The heart of the PS3, how does this heart work? The Cell is a heterogeneous multicore processor; it consist of two different processor cores, PowerPC process 'PPE' this core handles general processing, and a Synergistic Processor Elements 'SPE' this core handles the multimedia processing these cores, which exist on a single CPU die.
The Cell processor was supposed to bring in Grid Computing, the technology of the component device that could be used for standalone as well as part of a giant grid computing system created by linking individual Cell's together.
However If Sony could focus and make the SPE’s more accessible, more capable of handling general purpose tasks, the next generation Cell chip could do what Sony PS4 really envision.
The next generation Cell would be easier now to deal with, developer have over six years of experience now, which could help improve on the things that developers have problems with, and make the Cell the Real Heart of the new system.
The piece then went on to discuss the importance of both the PS4 and Xbox 720 featuring backwards compatibility.
If AMD is creating the next APU for PS4, what are the chances that we as gamers will be able to play PS3 game on our brand new PS4 console, I would not hold out much hope!
Some gamers might say... I will buy a next generation console for next generation games, that might be true but Xbox 720 is using a power7 CPU and ATI GPGPU, Microsoft can give gamers a console that looks like it has more value cause you can play Xbox720 and Xbox 360 games (allegedly) the report stated.
So there you have it some intereting facts on the PS4, hopefully with a bit of luck they will really up the power of this new PS4 beast in the making. Or the XBOX720 will leave this for dust!
Sony be careful!
