AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027
Summary
AMD hints that Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, featuring custom chips, could launch in 2027. CEO Lisa Su confirmed development is progressing well, indicating readiness to support the release, although Microsoft has yet to officially confirm the launch date.
Key Insights
What is the Magnus APU?
The Magnus APU is the custom AMD accelerated processing unit designed to power Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console, featuring a CPU with Zen 6 architecture (up to 3 cores and 8 Zen 6c cores sharing 12 MB L3 cache), a GPU with 68 RDNA5 compute units, a 192-bit memory bus supporting 24-48 GB RAM, and an NPU for AI workloads at up to 110 TOPS.
What do terms like Zen 6, RDNA5, and NPU mean in the context of the next-gen Xbox?
Zen 6 is AMD's next-generation CPU architecture for high-performance computing; RDNA5 is AMD's upcoming GPU architecture succeeding RDNA4 for advanced graphics; NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is a specialized AI accelerator handling tasks like image upscaling at up to 110 TOPS (trillion operations per second).
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