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PS4 CPU - Dual AMD Kaveris?
Topic Started: Apr 30 2012, 09:20 AM (250 Views)
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What do you think it is??

Most rumors point to APUs While some point to AMD Server CPUs. Some point to possible FX CPUs.

I am thinking one possibility is AMD Kaveri based APU or possibly dual APUs.

Specs on AMD Kaveri are rumored to produce up to 1 Tflop and the GPU side of it being based on AMD 7750. There are some rumors of dual GPUs, but why throw in another GPU when you could possibly have another APU doubling CPU power as well. If true would give PS4 2 Tflops of GPU power + 8 core CPU power with two four core CPUs working together.

Also with Steamroller based CPU cores comes possibly more multi-threading options. Which means Two APUs together could produce up to 32 threads if quad threading is introduced. Dual threading would allow for 16 threads. Easily making this possible APU combo match up to Power7 CPU design specs. Which in a way makes me wonder if those Power8 rumors were just all talk. As this APU combo leaves PS4 with 16-32 threaded CPU power and Power7 maxes at 16, 24, 32 threads. So what do you guys think?

AMD Kaveri is set to launch in Q1 2013. Giving a good clean window before Fall 2013 for production of chips.
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