Sony and AMD are developing several new technologies, some of which they recently previewed. According to a leak from industry insider KeplerL2, Sony may be further along in the development process than anticipated, and has reportedly finalized the specifications for the PlayStation 6.
Responding to questions and rumors that the PS6’s new AMD processor, known as Orion, might be less powerful than the processor in the next Xbox (codenamed Magnus), and acknowledging comments from PlayStation architect Mark Cerny about AMD technologies still being tested, KeplerL2 stated that the specifications are now confirmed and settled.
Rumors suggest the PS6 will use an AMD Orion APU that’s more energy-efficient than the PS5 Pro, consuming around 160 watts compared to the Pro’s 200-240 watts. This new chip is expected to have 8 regular Zen 6 cores and 2 low-power Zen 6 cores, along with 54 RDNA 5 processing units running at speeds between 2.6 and 3 GHz. Game developers will have access to up to 7 of the main cores, with the remaining core kept as a backup.
The new Orion APU is expected to deliver between 34 and 40 TFLOPS of processing power – that’s a measure of how quickly it can perform calculations. For context, the PlayStation 5 offers 10.28 TFLOPS, and the more powerful PS5 Pro reaches 16.7 TFLOPS. The PS6 will also have significantly faster memory, capable of transferring data at 32 GT/s, and reaching speeds up to 640 GB/s thanks to its advanced GDDR7 memory.
The next Xbox will use a Magnus APU with 8 Zen 6 cores and 12MB of shared L3 cache. Its graphics card will have 68 RDNA5 compute units and 4 shader engines, plus 24MB of L2 cache – about five times more than the Xbox Series X. The new Xbox will utilize a 192-bit memory bus and will offer RAM options of either 24GB, 36GB, or 48GB.
Earlier reports suggest the Xbox’s new processor (Magnus APU) is more powerful than the PlayStation 6’s (Orion APU), but the difference isn’t huge. It’s expected to be around 30-35% faster, but will also use about 70% more power.
New reports suggest Microsoft is aiming to release its next Xbox around 2027. Sony is also reportedly planning a 2027 launch for the PlayStation 6, though they’ve cautioned that delays are possible.
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2025-10-14 14:41