PS5 and Xbox Series X: AMD starts up chip production for consoles

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Slowly but surely, the next-gen consoles Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X are entering the hot phase of production. From this, it is possible to upgrade the production of the latest processors and graphics units after AMD CEO Lisa Su confirmed.

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Despite Coronavirus restrictions and possible supply chain delays, Sony and Microsoft remain optimistic about the launch dates of the new generation of gaming consoles. Both the Playstation 5 (PS5) and the Xbox Series X (Scarlett) are intended to be in stores worldwide for weih-night trading. In order for the two consoles to be able to run from the band in large numbers in a timely manner, an increase in production by AMD is required. With its CPU-GPU combination, the US chip manufacturer delivers the heart of the two competing systems.

AMD CEO Lisa Su used the announcement of the financial results of the first quarter of 2020 to confirm to analysts that chip production for the next-gen consortia is going up immediately, so that the global launch at the end of the year is optimally supported by AMD. The System-on-a-Chip (Soc), comprising a Zen-2 architecture Ryzen processor and a Radeon graphics chip based on RDNA-2, will be used with smaller differences in both consoles. While the Xbox Series X with 12 teraflops could achieve higher performance, the 10 Tflops from-com-men-de PS5 console with faster Ssd is impressive.

Both consoles use Zen 2 and RDNA2 based AMD chips

While Sony and Microsoft may play the muscles of exclusive titles in terms of graphics quality, developers expect multi-platform games to have minor differences, if any, between their console versions. The Com-mu-ni-ty size and the price of Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, which should range from 400 to 600 Euros, should be a decisive factor in the selection of games. Sony was able to sell significantly more consoles than Microsoft and should therefore benefit from a large, loyal player.

However, Redmond is more open with the Xbox Series X. Not only is the design of the Next Gen console known, you will also see more gameplay scenes of new Xbox games next Thursday (May 7) from 17. Sony, on the other hand, can take much longer to reveal the PS5.