If buzz on the web is to be believed, then Microsoft (MSFT) will use an AMD (AMD) processor, which combines the Jaguar CPU with a graphic chip, to power its next generation Xbox game console. Though the news has yet to be confirmed by either of the two companies, these rumors led to a near 15% rise in AMD’s stock price, which has lost more than 60% of its value during the last year.
AMD has long been the best value option if you're looking for a new GPU. Now even their latest Radeon RX 7000 series is getting cheaper.
Last September, we unleashed AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3)1 on the gaming world, delivering massive FPS improvements in supported games.
So to put 2 and 2 together... FSR 3.1 is releasing later this year and the launch game to support it is Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart. In Sony's DevNet documentation it shows Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart as the example for PSSR. PS5 Pro also launches later this year... but there is something else coming too: AMD RDNA 4 Cards (The very same technology thats in the Pro). So, PSSR is either FSR 3.1 or its a direct collaboration with AMD for that builds on FSR 3.1. Somehow they are related. I think PSSR is FSR 3.1 with the bonus of AI... now lets see if RDNA 4 cards also include an AI block.
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FSR 3.1 fixes Frame Generation
If you have a 30 series RTX card you can now use DLSS3 with FSR Frame Generation (No 40 Series required!)
Its Available on all Cards (we assume it will come to console)
Fixes Temporal stability
I wonder how much they fixed the ghosting in dark areas as Nvidia are leaving them in the dust with image quality. Still good that they are improving in big leaps, I'll have to see when the RTX5000 series is released who I go with... at the moment the RTX5000's are sounding like monsters.
Now that the RTX 4070 Super has launched, AMD have chopped the price of the RX 7900 XT to new lows.
If the new consoles (720 and ps4) really do end up selling very well, I can definitely see amd benefiting immensely, especially when nvidia isn't involved.
Seeing as how microsoft's pc business is also on the line with the surgence of tablets and smartphones, they probably want to take the next xbox as seriously as they can. I'm really hoping they hit the ground running with their next xbox (along with the ps4). In the end, gamers are the winners, imo.
Several large PC manufacturers (Dell, HP, etc etc) have voiced themselves that the PC market has shrunken....which was brought up at investor meetings.
I don't know who targeted who, in the end I think it was a wise decision for the console makers to go with AMD.
Price/performance ratio of their GPU's is great, especially their 7000 series.
This just seems like good business to me, I mean if i could have my product in every major gaming device on the market I feel pretty damn accomplished...I just don't see how anyone could look at that as a negative
Good business decision for AMD.. too bad for Nvidia and Intel, since majority of techie people are buying ARM based tablets and smartphones.. I heard that PC sales are poor lately..
nvidia was right about ps4. Not worth effort.