It's unclear whether Microsoft's new console will even be called Xbox 720 yet, but rendered concept images of it already abound, as well as granular specs information detailing everything from the chipset to the number of GPU cores.
If you're in search of Xbox 720 specs info, scroll down — it's at the bottom of the page. If you've come to check out some pretty stellar Xbox 720 console and controller concept images, check out the slideshow up top.
Here's the latest on Xbox 720 specs, courtesy of denofgeek:
Xbox 720 specs
As with the PS4, the Xbox 720 could use AMD graphics hardware — a rumor that has resurfaced time and time again. Games site VG247 reports that the console will use two GPUs in tandem — a complex system architecture that's most common in gaming PCs.
However, we're not convinced that Microsoft will opt for such a system in a console. A simple, single GPU architecture will always be popular with developers, as it would allow them to code games quicker and more efficiently.
In January, VGLeaks published what it claims is the Xbox 720's full specifications list, below. Although Microsoft hasn't confirmed its validity, and many gaming sites and sources claim it's the real deal. Highlights include Blu-Ray and Wi-Fi support, 8GB of RAM and an 8 core CPU.
CPU:
- x64 Architecture
8 CPU cores running at 1.6 gigahertz (GHz)
- Each CPU thread has its own 32 KB L1 instruction cache and 32 KB L1 data cache
- Each module of four CPU cores has a 2 MB L2 cache resulting in a total of 4 MB of L2 cache
- Each core has one fully independent hardware thread with no shared execution resources
- Each hardware thread can issue two instructions per clock
Storage and Memory:
- 8 gigabyte (GB) of RAM DDR3 (68 GB/s)
- 32 MB of fast embedded SRAM (ESRAM) (102 GB/s)
- from the GPU's perspective, the bandwidths of system memory and ESRAM are parallel providing combined peak bandwidth of 170 GB/sec
- Hard drive is always present
- 50 GB 6x Blu-ray Disc drive
Networking:
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct
Hardware Accelerators:
- Move engines
- Image, video, and audio codecs
- Kinect multichannel echo cancellation (MEC) hardware
- Cryptography engines for encryption and decryption, and hashing
