Project Helix is 25 Percent Faster Than PS6, Sony Unlikely to Delay Console to 2029 – Rumor

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As a huge Xbox fan, I’ve been following the news about the next Xbox (currently called Project Helix) closely! A new report just dropped comparing it to the PS6, and it sounds like there are some big differences under the hood. Apparently, the brains of the PS6 (an AMD Orion chip) will be made using a 3nm process and have a certain size, but the Xbox’s chip (AMD Magnus) is going to be significantly larger. It’s made up of two parts – a system on a chip and a GPU – and combined, they take up way more space. Unfortunately, that also means the Xbox is likely going to cost more to build, and probably to buy, than the PS6. Still, I’m hoping the extra power will be worth it!

The internal setups of the next PlayStation (Magnus and Orion) differ in a few ways. The Orion model (PS6) is expected to have a graphics processor with 54 RDNA 5 compute units and a CPU with 8 standard Zen 6 cores plus 2 low-power Zen 6 cores specifically for running the operating system. According to sources, this dedicated OS processing should give games a 20% performance boost compared to the PS5, which didn’t have these dedicated cores. Magnus (Project Helix) takes a different approach, using up to 3 Zen 6 cores alongside 8 Zen 6c cores for its CPU. Its graphics processor will feature 68 RDNA 5 compute units, and it doesn’t appear to include the low-power cores found in the Orion model.

So, I’ve been reading up on Project Helix, and it sounds like the CPU is going to be a bit stronger than the PS6’s. It’s using the full Zen 6 cores, while the PS6 has what they’re calling Zen 6c cores. But honestly, most experts don’t think the performance difference will be huge between the two consoles. It’s a boost for Project Helix, sure, but not a game-changer, apparently.

I’m hearing the new GPU they’re aiming for in Project Helix is seriously powerful! They’re hoping to hit clock speeds of 3 GHz, which should give it around 40 TFLOPS of processing power. That’s supposedly three times the graphical power of the PS5, and even up to twelve times better ray tracing! Now, the Magnus chip powering it is predicted to be about 25% faster than what we’ll likely see in the PS6, at least on paper. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see how it actually performs in games.

Regarding the release date of the PS6, one industry insider believes Sony is unlikely to delay it significantly. While current memory shortages and high RAM prices are causing logistical challenges and potentially increasing costs, Sony successfully navigated similar supply chain issues during the pandemic a few years ago. Therefore, they anticipate a launch either in the originally planned 2027 timeframe, or perhaps early 2028. A delay until 2029 is considered improbable, as the financial cost of rescheduling would likely outweigh the cost of absorbing the current price increases and launching on schedule.

People close to the situation say memory performance should improve noticeably by the end of this year, and even more so by the end of next year. The decision about releasing the PS6 will probably be made in early 2027, just before production begins with TSMC.

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2026-03-06 16:41