Prominent leakers disclosed the codenames for upcoming gaming console processors from AMD. Orion serves as the designation for the PlayStation 6's main processing unit while Canis identifies the chip powering Sony's portable gaming device. AMD leaker Kepler L2 verified that Canis features a monolithic design architecture. The Magnus APU will drive Microsoft's next-generation Xbox system. Moore's Law Is Dead provided these details through recent video content.
The Xbox processor contains a 3nm RDNA AT2 graphics die with potential for 70 compute units. Manufacturing yields will likely limit the chip to 68 compute units during production. The system employs a 192-bit memory bus rather than the previously reported 384-bit configuration. Kepler L2 suggests Microsoft may implement split memory architecture since the narrower bus provides insufficient bandwidth. Machine learning capabilities will expand beyond current PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution technology in future console generations.
The Xbox processor contains a 3nm RDNA AT2 graphics die with potential for 70 compute units. Manufacturing yields will likely limit the chip to 68 compute units during production. The system employs a 192-bit memory bus rather than the previously reported 384-bit configuration. Kepler L2 suggests Microsoft may implement split memory architecture since the narrower bus provides insufficient bandwidth. Machine learning capabilities will expand beyond current PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution technology in future console generations.
