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[Naomi]

http://www.ign.com/a...-photos-surface

The Dev Kit is LOADED with RAM but the GPU is heavily rumored to be Extremely Similar to the AMD Radeon HD 6670. This GPU was also rumored to be used in the Wii U making them on Par in Power however after the Ubisoft leak;

http://www.mobilemag...price-and-date/

The GPU is an AMD Radeon HD 6770 which, in comparison to the Xbox 720's:
http://www.hwcompare...radeon-hd-6770/

Wii U would out-perform XBOX 720 Graphics wise. Take that Nintendo trolls!

Now let's forget that these are all rumors and speculation.

[Colinx]

quite interesting. thanks for the post

[3Dude]

Ubisoft leak was proven bogus if I recall correctly.

There is no way Microsoft would provide that much ram without processors actually capable of USING the majority of it for gameplay.

Unless next box freaking has windows 7 as its os or something.

This, however does line up pretty well with whatvIve been thinking. X86 based cpu, yes indeedy. Pretty good gpu.

They are just place holders though, I wouldnt expect these stock components in the final box, but similar processors customised to ms's desires.

But, good info and fun post, thanks.

Edited by 3Dude, 30 July 2012 - 10:18 AM.

[Hamez]

I am always VERY skeptical about anything to do with the next Xbox or PS4, especially if it's coming from IGN. They've been posting garbage about "Xbox 720" for over a year now.

And I'm not trusting the one about Wii U either, because it says its release would be on Nov 23, a Friday, when Nintendo almost ALWAYS releases on Sundays.

Edited by Hamez, 30 July 2012 - 10:15 AM.

[Mignaga]

That would be cool, however much like the Wii U dev kit it is going to see some great improvements before we actually see the release. I think it will probably get released and be more powerful that the Wii U, but not by much.

[3Dude]

I am always VERY skeptical about anything to do with the next Xbox or PS4, especially if it's coming from IGN. They've been posting garbage about "Xbox 720" for over a year now.

And I'm not trusting the one about Wii U either, because it says its release would be on Nov 23, a Friday, when Nintendo almost ALWAYS releases on Sundays.

I wouldnt worry about ign screwing up this one. They are just parroting info, and this checks out on multiple levels.

Unlike when they reported the original durango specs, the 16 core power pc, which was laughably a forum poster doing a copy paste of blue genes wiki page.

[Crackkat]

i always believed in the chance that wii u would be more powerful than at least one of the next gen consoles, but of course i understand this is just rumour

[Meelow100]

Ubisoft leak was proven bogus if I recall correctly.

There is no way Microsoft would provide that much ram without processors actually capable of USING the majority of it for gameplay.

Unless next box freaking has windows 7 as its os or something.

This, however does line up pretty well with whatvIve been thinking. X86 based cpu, yes indeedy. Pretty good gpu.

They are just place holders though, I wouldnt expect these stock components in the final box, but similar processors customised to ms's desires.

But, good info and fun post, thanks.

Who said Microsoft was going to use the ram for games.

[3Dude]

Who said Microsoft was going to use the ram for games.

Not all of it. Just the majority. It is a game system, and 8GB of ram for pc games on 64bit os's is pretty common.

But that much ram for that kind of a processor family IN a console is a little.... Silly.

Unless its like, running windows 7 as an os or something.

[Grooseland]

So that means that the task of making a super-duper-hyper-epicz console is in the hands of Sony?

[kris1206]

Not really bothered TBH I just want to play on a console that will be fun and give a new experience. Thats why I'm getting a wii u

[Meelow100]

Not all of it. Just the majority. It is a game system, and 8GB of ram for pc games on 64bit os's is pretty common.

But that much ram for that kind of a processor family IN a console is a little.... Silly.

Unless its like, running windows 7 as an os or something.

They would use it for Windows 8 and other media stuff.

[Keviin]

I hope this is true. Just to piss off Nintendo haters.

[SolxBurst]

Even if this is all fake, I still think that the possibility of this is actually quite amazing. Go Nintendo!!

[Plutonas]

Ubisoft leak was proven bogus if I recall correctly.

There is no way Microsoft would provide that much ram without processors actually capable of USING the majority of it for gameplay.

Unless next box freaking has windows 7 as its os or something.

This, however does line up pretty well with whatvIve been thinking. X86 based cpu, yes indeedy. Pretty good gpu.

They are just place holders though, I wouldnt expect these stock components in the final box, but similar processors customised to ms's desires.

But, good info and fun post, thanks.

Not entirely.. Lately we just learned that wii U is able to make 1080p at 60fps games... For example if assassins creed 3 is 1080p and 50-60 fps... with 2xaa then its more likely a modified 6770. my personal opinion...

Well at least, I did good that I stopped reading rumors, but the statement that the best of 360 and ps3, can run flawless at 60fps and 1080p native.. and with much better textures, and not even the half processing power of wii U, satisfies me..

Edited by Orion, 30 July 2012 - 04:01 PM.

[Nollog]

Extremely Similar to the AMD Radeon HD 6670. This GPU was also rumored to be used in the Wii U making them on Par in Power however after the Ubisoft leak;

The "leaker" was a 16 year old playing a prank on that forum. by his own admission.
You're late,

The Wii U is supposedly based on the 4770.

[eugoreez]

x86 based console. now i wonder why would I buy this thing, if it's basically the same as a PC?

[Varg]

I saw this too. Rumor is the next xbox will need a big chunk of ram to have there OS (most likely windows8) running at all times. I guess we will just have to wait and see. Dev kits usually have double the ram that the console will originally have so they can run and tweak certain things as well.

[Socalmuscle]

The "leaker" was a 16 year old playing a prank on that forum. by his own admission.
You're late,

The Wii U is supposedly based on the 4770.

The 4770 info is antedeluvian.

It may have been in very early test hardware. But it's not there now.

[3Dude]

Just read the df source article.

The author guesses that the 8core intel cpu 'must surely be' a freaking atom?

Surely hes joking right?

lol wtf?

Hes either joking or he is the WORST speculator I have EVER seen.