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Xbox 360 successor (supposedly) launching next fall with six times the power

Posted By: Sean Bassinger In: Console News, Xbox 360 On January 24th 2012

Xbox 360 successor (supposedly) launching next fall with six times the power

The Wii U will be more powerful than any current-gen console, but that statement alone gives both Microsoft and Sony an upper edge in assuring their new machines are (graphically) more powerful.

According to reports on IGN, the new Xbox “720″ scheduled to arrive in October/November 2013 will feature graphics supported by an AMD Radeon 6000 series card (following speculation that it would utilize a Radeon 7000 series GPU). Even so, this is still six times more powerful than the current Xbox 360, and will possibly be 20 percent stronger than the upcoming Nintendo Wii U.

Though there have been numerous announcements regarding its construction, the fabled Xbox 360 successor still has no established price point. From the sounds of it, this next generation will simply be an overhauled version of what we’ve already experienced — two raging powerhouse consoles with most A-list titles, and a few spicy reinventions from Nintendo.

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AMD Fusion II Will Power Next Xbox

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Gaming News, Tech, Xbox 360 On December 6th 2010

AMD Fusion II Will Power Next Xbox

Last month was the fifth anniversary of Microsofts Xbox 360 and it has been through a few hardware changes. The most recent change was the ‘S’ edition of the console which featured a sleeker look and more notably the combination of the CPU and GPU into one chip. Tweaktown claims that the next-generation Xbox will be based on technology from AMD based on production at Globalfoundaries of their 28m, “high-k gate first” process.

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AMD Finally Ready to Compete With Intel

Posted By: Chris Hernandez In: Tech On September 1st 2010

AMD Finally Ready to Compete With Intel

AMD is has been falling behind in the CPU race as of late, with Intel Monopolizing on their Atom technology, used in the growing number of netbooks and small computing devices. Two new CPUs are set to be released next year that will hopefully live up to their code names “Bulldozer” and “Bobcat”. The former is going to compete in the higher performance market, such as severs and desktop PCs, while the latter will be working its way into smaller devices such as Netbooks and tablets. The “Bobcat” is just what AMD needs to pull ahead in this market as portable computers show no sign of becoming less popular with the masses; it’s pitched as having 90 percent of the performance of current-gen, K8-based mainstream chips, AMD’s new mobility core will require “less than half the area and a fraction of the power” of its predecessors.

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nVidia Targets Mainstream Gamers

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Tech On July 19th 2010

nVidia Targets Mainstream Gamers

Main stream gaming has just gotten so much better with nVidia releasing their second chip into the “Fermi Family.” Should ATi be worried about this?

Following numerous delays, the Fermi 100 was released and reviewed with jaded enthusiasm of an audience that had already seen ATi/AMD bring a similar product to the market long ago. The new chip, the GF104, aims to appease mainstream gamers need for high-end graphics. Makes sense that nVidia would release a chip into the overly saturated market and competitive market that ATi/AMD has made.

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