Wednesday, September 7th 2016
Sony Launches AMD "Polaris" Powered PlayStation 4 Pro
Sony today announced an addition to its PlayStation family of entertainment systems, with the new PlayStation 4 Pro (PS4 Pro). The PS4 Pro isn't meant to succeed the PS4, and is still a "current generation" console, in that all of its games are compatible with the PS4, and there won't be PS4 Pro-exclusive games. What sets it apart is higher-resolution game rendering that looks best on 4K Ultra HD TVs. This doesn't necessarily mean that the games are being rendered at 3840 x 2160 pixels. They could be rendered at resolutions higher than 1080p, and using just the right upscaling algorithms, made to look significantly better than 1080p. Another key visual component is hardware HDR. The PS4 Pro falls in line with Sony's big push for 4K HDR TVs this holiday shopping season.
Under the hood, the PlayStation 4 Pro features an all new semi-custom SoC designed by Sony and AMD. The CPU component sticks to the "Jaguar/Puma" architecture, with 8 cores, but features higher CPU clock speeds. The 8 GB GDDR5 memory is said to run at higher clocks, too, and is bolstered by new lossless memory compression tech by AMD. The GPU component is where the action is. The GPU features over double the shading power of the PS4, and is based on the "Polaris" GPU architecture. The PS4 Pro also ships with a bigger 1 TB hard drive. There is seamless interplayability between PS4 and PS4 Pro. PS4 games you already own are being added with higher-resolution content meant for PS4 Pro. The console also has the muscle for PS-VR. For those still holding on to 1080p HDTVs, the PS4 Pro rewards with higher visual detail, more geometric complexity, and better effects, at that resolution. The PS4 Pro starts at $399.
Under the hood, the PlayStation 4 Pro features an all new semi-custom SoC designed by Sony and AMD. The CPU component sticks to the "Jaguar/Puma" architecture, with 8 cores, but features higher CPU clock speeds. The 8 GB GDDR5 memory is said to run at higher clocks, too, and is bolstered by new lossless memory compression tech by AMD. The GPU component is where the action is. The GPU features over double the shading power of the PS4, and is based on the "Polaris" GPU architecture. The PS4 Pro also ships with a bigger 1 TB hard drive. There is seamless interplayability between PS4 and PS4 Pro. PS4 games you already own are being added with higher-resolution content meant for PS4 Pro. The console also has the muscle for PS-VR. For those still holding on to 1080p HDTVs, the PS4 Pro rewards with higher visual detail, more geometric complexity, and better effects, at that resolution. The PS4 Pro starts at $399.
81 Comments on Sony Launches AMD "Polaris" Powered PlayStation 4 Pro
What you just configured would cost $450. Now add $80 for windows 10 for $530 total. Oh and it can't play 4K Blu Rays.
Look I 90% game on PC, but don't act like this is overpriced. You are just making PC gamers look dumb.
plus 2x Carizzo-L(puma+)-4Core maybe CPU-side of A8-7410 2.2-2.5 GHz (2x25W)
instead of the 1.6GHz Jaguar-Cores of the PS4
if it used Turbo-Core it´s puma-based, newer than jaguar
PS4 uses a modified GCN1 maybe GCN2 and its ISA
GCN4 is way better designed for APU-usage and easier software-development
EDIT: Whoops! Didn't see the smiley one my phone... didn't realise it was a tongue-in-cheek post. Sorry! :oops:
Not too shabby tbh.
Never was it said that A was not to be discussed.
wccftech.com/playstation-4-neo-leaked-document-reveals-specs-developer-guidelines/
Upgrades to the graphics aside, still don't know all the details on Scorpio. I doubt M$ will lowball again. If their 6TBps info is accurate, then it'll suddenly be on top. However, whether or not M$ breaks even on each console could be in question. They lowballed and lost so they might just go all out and high ball to get back on top. Really depends what they do with the CPU. Jag cores are pretty crappy.
Either way, consumers win.
An excerpt
"PS4 Pro specs – How much more powerful will the console be than a PS4?
Initial reports suggested PS4 Neo, as it was known, would feature a superior clock speed to the PS4 (2.1GHz vs 1.6Ghz), as well as an improved GPU.
Specifically, the current PS4 features an AMD GCN with 18 compute units running at 800MHz, but the PS4 Pro is expected to have 36 compute units running at a faster 911MHz clock speed – we'll confirm this when Sony does.
In broad terms, Sony says the PS4 Pro's GPU is more than twice as fast the PS4's, but didn't use specific numbers in its launch address."
And "only" $100 more than a standard PS4.
No, not becuase of the device itself. I couldn't give a rat's bottom about this hunk'o'junk.
It was a true freakshow of missleading and embarrassment. I loved watching it and laughing loudly. Better than a summer comedy
P.S. Why all the hate? It's a beefed up PS4, that is all. I'd rather read people hate on the new iPhone.
Same can be said about people wanting Zen and HBM2 in this console.
For $399 you can only expect decent framerates on 720p to begin with.
#realism