POWER REDEFINED
EXAMINING XBOX SERIES X’s KILLER AMD INSIDES.
Say hello to the most powerful Xbox ever made. Thanks to a series of incredible components, Series X offers a true generational leap over existing consoles. With 12 teraflops of raw polygon-pushing power provided by AMD’s latest Navi‑based graphics processing unit (or GPU), Microsoft’s monster is twice as powerful as Xbox One X, and incredibly, eight times more powerful than the original Xbox One. Purpose-built to deliver rock-solid gameplay at resolutions of 4K and potentially even above, Xbox Series X games will look sharper and run more smoothly than ever before. With a custom AMD Zen 2 processor boasting eight cores and 16 threads, Series X’s CPU is stupidly quick. Not only will this allow developers to stream in visual assets faster – reducing the likelihood of pop-in and other graphical hitches – it should lead to higher framerates. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has confirmed the console is capable of running games at a ludicrous 120fps, which is double the refresh rate at which even the fastest games on Xbox One X run. Throw in AMD’s monstrous GPU that’s based on sophisticated RDNA 2 architecture, and you’re left with a next-gen console that’s all set to deliver the most visually spectacular games ever made. Xbox Series X is a 4K, lightning-fast dream machine, and no true Team Green fan will be able to resist it.