Thursday, March 29th 2012

Sony PlayStation 4 Codenamed "Orbis", Runs AMD x86-64 CPU, Southern Islands GPU

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Sony may have codenamed PlayStation 4 "Orbis" (IPA: /ˈor.bis/), according to a Kotaku report. The next-generation game console is slated for "holiday season, 2013." This information was sourced by Kotaku, from a reliable source with a good track-record of accuracy. Orbis is derived from the Latin word for "circle", or "to circle/orbit". The term "Orbis Vita" or "Orbis Vitae" denotes "the circle of life." The specifications of Orbis known so far, include AMD-made x86-64 CPU, and an AMD-made GPU, built on the Southern Islands (Graphics CoreNext) architecture. In all probability, it could be a unified SoC, a highly scalar Fusion chip.
Source: Kotaku

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111 Comments on Sony PlayStation 4 Codenamed "Orbis", Runs AMD x86-64 CPU, Southern Islands GPU

#26
vanyots
hardcore_gamerAm I the only one dreaming of PS4 emulation on PC ?
With that hardware specs you would just run it on a virtual machine:toast:

but...
Why would you?:banghead:
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#27
Zakin
I forget, wasn't the new Xbox already listing up a 6600 series? If so this doesn't surprise me in the least.
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#28
Yo_Wattup
FordGT90ConceptThey'll still be half-baked because most games are ported from Xbox, not PlayStation, because of the reliance on DirectX. Additionally, consoles always have limited resoures especially in terms of RAM and that severely limits environment size and the like. Can't forget the lack of mouse and keyboard too. Except the same-old-same.
Then why are most games single-threaded when the xbox has a six core cpu? (IIRC)
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#29
dieterd
I dont know from where it is, but few of you mentioned 4096x2160 reso and that I think will make big leap foward (any existing monitor or TV in that res?) and at that reso even hd 7970 crossfire (or 680 sli if u want) will be to weak, but till that we must live almoust 2 years :(
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#30
Athlon2K15
HyperVtX™
so is PS4 going to have a driver update program in place?:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:
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#31
TheMailMan78
Big Member
The more I think about it I think it will be a 7770 or something the like.
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#32
Inceptor
TheMailMan78The more I think about it I think it will be a 7770 or something the like.
Probably something similar; an APU with 7770/6850 graphics performance. OR with a heavily tweaked 7750 level gpu. 640-800 GCN shaders.
Everyone has to remember that it's a console, one gpu, one cpu, that's all that developers need to create for... a lot can be done with something like that, optimizations galore.
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#33
Dos101
In regards to the 4096x2160, I doubt it'll run games at that resolution. I'm sure Sony will throw that out there though for marketing purposes when it's competing against the next Xbox.
Yo_WattupThen why are most games single-threaded when the xbox has a six core cpu? (IIRC)
I believe it's a tri-core CPU, with one core dedicated to running the OS (someone please correct me if I'm wrong)
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#34
v12dock
Block Caption of Rainey Street
Does this mean we could see GT6 on PC!
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#35
D4S4
OneCoolIts not being released until late 2013 but early 2014 more than likely.Could be a APU.

The gpu within the APU could be anything really.

Could be sampling a APU with 4 core/6650 now and swap it for a 8 core/8670 later
so this thing will be outdated the moment it comes out (graphics wise)? great.
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#36
brandonwh64
Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
Honestly I think it will be more APU setup due to the lower power consumption and heat.
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#37
Jurassic1024
LOL Consoles won't pull AMD out of the black. What they need is their server division back... after they design a worthy chip that is.
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#38
1Kurgan1
The Knife in your Back
TheMailMan78The more I think about it I think it will be a 7770 or something the like.
It's still probably about 2 years from release, I could see a 7950 going in it.
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#39
Jurassic1024
pjladyfoxThis will be an interesting position for AMD to be in since, if I'm not mistaken, this means that they will have not only the next generation Playstation locked in but the next generation models of both Microsoft and Nintendo's consoles. Looks like NVIDIA is tossing their hat in on the mobile front and leaving the console gaming space behind 'tho I'd be curious if this was an active choice on their part or not?
If Fermi was as impressive as Kepler and more impressive in terms of yields, I think it would be a different story. Remember, if PS4 is coming in 2013, they had to pick the GPU more than a year ago.
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#40
yogurt_21
Jurassic1024LOL Consoles won't pull AMD out of the black. What they need is their server division back... after they design a worthy chip that is.
umm Black is where companies want to be. Red is what they avoid.

so your comment doesn't make sense. Also based on PS3 sales, 62 million as of december. It would more than 10x their current server market over a similar time period. So again your comment doesn't make sense. That doesn't even factor in nintendo or microsoft.
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#41
Dent1
+1 yogurt_21
Jurassic1024If Fermi was as impressive as Kepler and more impressive in terms of yields, I think it would be a different story. Remember, if PS4 is coming in 2013, they had to pick the GPU more than a year ago.
Everyone thinks that you know about AMD's affairs better than their board of directors and sales & marketing division.
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#42
bostonbuddy
if consuls are all amd based wonder if games will run better on amd based pc's. assuming they still make pc games when this comes out.
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#43
happita
Most likely an underclocked 7850 or a 7770 GPU on a Fusion architecture. Cost is the #1 factor here, then performance, then heat.
What people don't realize is that consoles will ALWAYS have outdated hardware once they hit retail because of the amount of mass production needed to get those consoles on the shelves and have some stock left to replenish sold out stores.
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#44
AlienIsGOD
Vanguard Beta Tester
vanyotsbut...
Why would you?
because you could, thats why "D
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#45
happy
Man, I heard the PS4 or "Orbis" is not going to allow PS4 owners to buy used games or play backward compatible Playstation games. I guess now these used console games aren't going to be so cheap anymore. HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA :)
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#46
Jurassic1024
yogurt_21umm Black is where companies want to be. Red is what they avoid.
I caught that right after i hit submit. Honest mistake.
yogurt_21Also based on PS3 sales, 62 million as of december. It would more than 10x their current server market over a similar time period. So again your comment doesn't make sense. That doesn't even factor in nintendo or microsoft.
More than 10x their current server market? Have you seen Intel's server market share? its above 85%, so 10x 15% is still nothing to brag about... at all. Now who's the one not making any sense?
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#47
Jurassic1024
Dent1+1 yogurt_21



Everyone thinks that you know about AMD's affairs better than their board of directors and sales & marketing division.
If you followed tape outs at all you wouldn't have said that.
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#48
Dent1
Jurassic1024If you followed tape outs at all you wouldn't have said that.
Elaborate please.
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#49
Jurassic1024
bostonbuddyif consuls are all amd based wonder if games will run better on amd based pc's. assuming they still make pc games when this comes out.
Wow, and I got picked on but this guy gets off scott free for saying consoles with AMD inside will be the end of PC gaming? SMH and FML.
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