The new Xbox Series X has been uncovered in detail for us to see and lay our eyes on.
Although E3 was cancelled due to Corona Virus Concerns, Microsoft has decided it will host an online event this week discussing the Series X and Project xCloud.
Players who buy certain titles on the Xbox One X this year will also be able to upgrade to the Xbox Series X for free. If you have been keeping abreast of my news articles recently you will already know that CD Projekt Red is allowing us to upgrade with the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 (Being released on 17 September 2020).
Here are Microsoft’s highlights for the Xbox Series X:
- HDMI 2.1 Support
- 120Hz Support
- Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
- Dynamic Latency Input (DLI)
- Direct Storage
- NVMe SSD Rate Decompression
- Opus and Vorbis Audio Decode
- Convolution / FFT Hardware Offload
- Sampler Feedback Streaming (SFS)
- Hardware Accelerated DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Variable Rate Shading (VRS)
- Mesh Shaders
- GPU Work Creation
- 8K Capable
- Machine Learning Acceleration
- 3.6 GHz w/ SMT Enabled
- Raw throughput, discounts seek overhead and system usage
- Expandable Storage matches internal storage performance
A few more comparative specs for you to feast your eyes on:
Xbox Series X system specs compared to Xbox One X and Xbox One S
SPEC | XBOX SERIES X | XBOX ONE X | XBOX ONE S |
Dimensions | 15.1cm x 15.1cm x 30.1cm | 30cm x 24cm x 6cm | 29.5cm x 23cm x 6.5cm |
CPU |
8x Cores @ 3.8GHz Custom Zen 2 CPU* |
8x Cores @ 2.3 GHz Custom Jaguar CPU |
8x Cores @ 1.75 GHz Custom Jaguar CPU |
GPU |
12 TFLOPS 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU |
6 TFLOPS 40 CUs @ 1.172 GHz Custom GCN GPU + Polaris |
1.4 TFLOPS 12 CUs @ 914 MHz Custom GCN GPU |
SOC Die Size | 360.45 mm** | 366.94 mm** | 227.1 mm** |
Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 | 12 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB DDR3 |
Memory Bandwidth |
10GB @ 560 GB/s 6GB @ 336 GB/s | 326 GB/s |
68 GB/s 32 MB ESRAM @ 218 GB/s |
Internal Storage | 1TB Custom NVME SSD | 1TB HDD | 500GB, 1TB, 2TB HDD |
I/O Throughput |
2.4 GB/s (Raw) 4.8 GB/s (Compressed) | 120 MB/s** | 120 MB/s |
Expandable Storage | 1 TB Expansion Card*** | N/A | N/A |
External Storage | USB 3.2 External HDD | USB 3.2 External HDD | USB 3.2 External HDD |
Optical Disc Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray | 4K UHD Blu-ray | 4K UHD Blu-ray |
Performance Target | 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS, Up to 60 FPS | 1080P @ 30 FPS, Up to 60 FPS |
Want more? well you can check the full YouTube video by Digital Foundry here.
This Console is some serious Hardware and truly a glimpse into the Technological future of gaming and we are waiting in anticipation for its release.