Xbox scorpio will use a gpu between vega and polaris

Microsoft wants to stomp on its future Xbox Scorpio so it is not going to be short on hardware to beat the PS4 Neo. The rumors pointed out that the new console would use an AMD Polaris GPU but now we know that it will not settle for it and they will bet on a special design that would be halfway between Polaris and the powerful Vega.

Xbox Scorpio will use custom graphics and a Zen-based CPU for great performance

Xbox Scorpio intends to be a platform for games in 4K resolution so it will need a lot of graphics processing power, this new console would be able to offer up to 6 TFLOPs thanks to a special GPU that has been designed to meet the device needs.

The new Xbox Scorpio GPU would take features from both Polaris and Vega in order to deliver tremendous performance while maintaining a reasonable price and controlled power consumption. To be able to embed so much power the GPU will be manufactured in 14nm and will be accompanied by the new AMD Zen 8-core CPU microarchitecture that promises a huge performance leap compared to Bulldozer and the Jaguar cores that mount the current Xbox One and PS4 consoles.

A news that is not surprising and very credible since the consoles have traditionally used special chips created for their needs, in fact the current PS4 and Xbox One already use a custom APU by AMD to better fit their needs. If these rumors are fulfilled the Xbox Scorpio will be an important step forward in benefits.