Amd rdna 2, xbox series x confirms a power of 12 teraflops
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Microsoft announced the Xbox Series X specifications and tells us that it will have 12 teraflops of power and will use the RDNA 2 graphics architecture. This gives us clues about what we can expect from the next AMD graphics cards that will be released during this year 2020.
Xbox Series X will use the RDNA 2 architecture and will have 12 teraflops of power
The power of 12 teraflops indicates that its GPU has more power than the RX 5700 XT, which provides about 10 teraflops, in addition to using an improved graphics architecture RDNA 2, and not RDNA that is present in the current graphics cards of the series RX Navi.
The custom RDNA 2 graphics chip inside the Xbox Series X probably won't fully align with what we'll find on discrete graphics cards, but many of its capabilities are likely similar.
Ray Tracing: Microsoft confirmed the presence of Ray Tracing in real time, so it gives us a clue that the next AMD charts under RDNA 2 will have it too. It remains to be seen how efficient it will be compared to what the Nvidia RTX series already does. The use of the DirectX Raytracing API was also confirmed, which should improve the porting of Xbox games that use this technology to Windows 10.
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Variable Rate Shading: This technology was already present in Nvidia's GeForce GPUs and is now being implemented by AMD to improve performance.
Variable Rate Shading takes advantage of that to shade primary objects at full resolution, but for secondary objects it does this at a slower speed, which can improve performance.
HDMI 2.1: Unlike the RX 5700 XT, which comes with HDMI 2.0b, Xbox Series X comes with HDMI 2.1 compatibility, this gives us a clue that AMD's upcoming GPUs will also have this compatibility.
Auto Low Latency Mode: The Microsoft console will also support 'automatic low latency' mode to automatically switch to the most sensitive display settings, as well as variable refresh rates, the technology on which AMD's FreeSync technologies are based. and Nvidia's G-Sync.
The new Microsoft console will launch in late 2020, this would be an indication that the new AMD graphics cards could be released in the second half of 2020 or, perhaps, in the last quarter. We will keep you informed.
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