We already know that Microsoft’s next-gen console, the Xbox Series X will offer full backwards compatibility from day one but Phil Spencer has revealed that the new console will boast an impressive 12 teraflops of GPU performance. That’s twice as powerful as the current Xbox One X and eight times the Power of the Xbox One.
The blog post from Microsoft’s Executive Vice-President of Gaming goes into quite a bit of detail on the point, stating that the Xbox Series X will leverage “AMD’s latest Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architectures” which will give “four times the Processing Power of an Xbox One and enabling developers to leverage 12 TFLOPS of GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) performance”. Essentially, that means you can expect to see much higher framerates and larger game worlds which have been difficult to bring to consoles in the past due to performance restrictions.
Xbox Series X / Credit: MicrosoftAnother big feature announced in the blog post is the inclusion of DirectX Raytracing which is another first for console gaming. PC gamers will already be familiar with the term and it’s an advanced way of rendering light and shadow effects which helps make environments look much more realistic and alive.
SSDs were also confirmed as the storage of choice, rather than a mechanical hard drive and a ‘Quick Resume’ feature will allow you to “continue multiple games from a suspended state almost instantly”. There will also be support for 120fps, allowing developers to exceed the usual 60fps output and new HDMI and controller technology will reduce overall latency for both.
Xbox Series X / Credit: Microsoft“We know you expect the next generation of consoles to set new standards in Graphical Power and Processing speed, converging together in games that look incredible and feel alive. This will be defined by worlds that are visually astounding and immediately immersive, with innovative leaps in CPU, GPU and storage technology to give you frictionless access to new stories and new creators constantly.”
You can check out the blog post in its entirety over on the Xbox.com website but it’s a really promising look at Microsoft’s next-gen console offering. There’s no word on pricing yet, but with that kind of power, I would probably start saving now.
02-28-2020, 11:11 PM
Xbox Series X Details Reveal Ridiculous 12 Teraflop Graphical Processing Power
Xbox Series X / Credit: MicrosoftAnother big feature announced in the blog post is the inclusion of DirectX Raytracing which is another first for console gaming. PC gamers will already be familiar with the term and it’s an advanced way of rendering light and shadow effects which helps make environments look much more realistic and alive.
Xbox Series X / Credit: Microsoft“We know you expect the next generation of consoles to set new standards in Graphical Power and Processing speed, converging together in games that look incredible and feel alive. This will be defined by worlds that are visually astounding and immediately immersive, with innovative leaps in CPU, GPU and storage technology to give you frictionless access to new stories and new creators constantly.”
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