The three new generation game consoles all rely on AMD GPUs?

Nintendo Wii U has decided to continue to use AMD GPU graphics chips, specifically from the customized version of RV770 Radeon HD 4800, then the Sony "PS4", Microsoft "Xbox 720" it? It is rumored that the AMD GPU has won the unanimous favor of the Big Three.

In fact, Microsoft's Xbox 360 now uses AMD GPUs. The cooperation between the two sides in game consoles has always been very close. The next generation continues to hold hands is not too surprising. It is said that the next generation of Microsoft will use a new IBM Power processor, but the specific graphics chip has not been determined. At the end of last year, it was reported that Microsoft is considering the use of AMD Fusion APU Fusion processors. Now it seems unlikely.

At present, only the Sony PS3 is on the NVIDIA side, but the latter has not always liked to spend too much time customizing the chips for game console manufacturers. The focus is also shifting to Tegra and the mobile space. It seems reasonable to give up the game console. In terms of CPU processors, Sony is still fluctuating and is hesitating between an AMD bulldozer processor and an upgraded 32nm IBM Cell.

In other words, the three new generations of host computers have considerable potential to adopt a combination of IBM processors and AMD graphics chips.

Given that Kinect is very successful, Microsoft is the most underprivileged to release the next generation of products, and the delay of a year or two is no problem. Sony's PS4 seems to be closer. Taiwan's news that it will be put into production by the end of this year and that it will ship at least 20 million units next year should be one step ahead of Microsoft.