Project Scorpio

We said it yesterday (today we would know new information about Project Scorpio) and we already have on the table the information that we wanted to know about Project Scorpio. Some data that they have had access to from Eurogamer and that make Project Scorpio the most powerful console, at least to date A record that until now was held by the PS4 Pro.

And it is that when talking about numbers, comparisons are inevitable. It is not a matter of being a hater with one platform or another. It's just a matter of reflecting some figures in which the PS4 Pro marked the ceiling so far deservedlyFrom Microsoft they want to make a very strong bet and we will have to see how it turns out.

The fact is that from Redmond they have set their sights on the game and the resolution in 4K Back in the day we said that this machine It could even stream our games in 4K and move games with ease. And based on the figures, it seems that Redmond engineers have succeeded.

Power… but with control

Games in 4K at 60 fps are no longer the goal, but will be a reality thanks above all to the processor that integrates the machine. A custom Octa-core Jaguar heart with a clock rate of 2.3 GHz instead of the 2.1 GHz sported by the PS4 Pro. But let's get cold numbers.

	Project Scorpio	PS4 Pro
Processor	8 cores x86 (2.3 GHz)	8 cores (2.1 GHz)
GPU	40 computing units at 1172 MHz	36 GCN computing units at 911 MHz
Memory/Bandwidth	12GB GDDR5 (326GB/s)	8GB DDR5 (218GB/s)
Storage	1TB	1TB
Reader	Blu-ray 4K UHD	Blu-ray

So we see that the differences in the processor are relative, but it is in the GPU where they have made a greater effort thanks above all to the SoC signed by AMD that will have 40 custom computing units. This has a purpose and it is none other than to reach the mythical brand that allows you to play in 4K and at 60 fps per second.

Running games to 4K at a stable 60fps won't be a panacea with this hardware

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As if this were not enough, the new machine will feature 12 GB of GDDR5 memory which allows up to 326 GB/s to be achieved compared to the 8 GB DDR5 and 218 GB/s that the PS4 Pro has. The commitment to the multimedia player also stands out, where Project Scorpio inherits specifications from the Xbox One S integrating a 4K Blu-ray player, while the PS4 Pro stays with plain Blu-ray."

And in terms of storage, we did find less inequality, since it mounts a 1 TB hard disk (HDD) of 2.5 inches, like the PS4 Pro. Many will think that an SSD would have been their thing, but apart from the fact that it would have made the price more expensive (the prices if the PS4 and Xbox One S had also mounted it) it would have been delicate due to the number of writes to the it would be subjected to in the lifetime of the console.

These are cold figures only. Now it remains to know what the machine will be like on the outside and that is that from Microsoft they assure that their new release will be a revolution at all levels. And given all this, what would you do? Buy an Xbox One S now or wait for Project Scorpio? . Remember how they tell us in Hobby Consoles on Amazon it is already announced (without date and price) which can be 499 euros.

Via | Eurogamer In Xataka Windows | Buy an Xbox One S now or wait for Project Scorpio? The doubt of many users