Compare the specs of the suddenly announced low-priced model 'Xbox Series S' with the Xbox Series X, which one is the one to buy?
On September 8, 2020, Microsoft suddenly announced the ' Xbox Series S, ' which is a low-priced version of the next-generation game console ' Xbox Series X. ' The detailed specs of this Xbox Series S are compared with the high spec model Xbox Series X.
Xbox Series S hardware specs revealed, compared to Xbox Series X --Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/9/21428989/xbox-series-s-specs-hardware-comparison-series-x-cpu-gpu-ssd
You can find out what the Xbox Series S announced by Microsoft looks like by checking the following articles.
Microsoft officially announces next-generation game machine 'Xbox Series S', the smallest size and price in history is about 32,000 yen --GIGAZINE
The first thing you need to know about the Xbox Series S is that the resolution is 1440p (2560 x 1440 pixels) instead of 4K. Frame rates up to 120fps, real-time ray tracing, variable rate shading, mesh shaders, etc. are compatible with the same as Xbox Series X. Also, the GPU performance of the Xbox Series S is 4TFLOPS, which is 33% lower than the Xbox One X (6TFLOPS). However, Microsoft mentions that the Xbox Series S can provide the same performance as the Xbox Series X. In addition, the Xbox Series S also supports the ' Xbox Velocity Architecture, ' which makes it possible to significantly reduce game load times, just like the Xbox Series X.
| Xbox Series X | Xbox Series S | |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.8GHz (3.6GHz with SMT) | 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.6GHz (3.4GHz with SMT) |
| GPU | AMD RDNA 2 GPU | AMD RDNA 2 GPU |
| GPU performance | 12.15TFLOPS | 4TFLOPS |
| SoC | Custom 7nm SoC | Custom 7nm SoC |
| RAM | 16GB GDDR6 (10GB @ 560GB / s + 6GB @ 336GB / s) | 10GB GDDR6 (8GB @ 224GB / s + 2GB @ 56GB / s) |
| resolution | 4K @ 60fps (up to 120fps) | 1440p @ 60fps (up to 120fps) |
| storage | 1TB PCIe Gen 4 NVME SSD 2.4GB / s for raw data 4.8GB / s for compressed data | 512GB PCIe Gen 4 NVME SSD 2.4GB / s for raw data 4.8GB / s for compressed data |
| Extended storage | 1TB expansion card | 1TB expansion card |
| Backward compatible | Thousands of titles of Xbox One games Supports backward compatibility of Xbox 360 & Xbox by the time it is released Also supports Xbox One accessories | Thousands of titles of Xbox One games Supports backward compatibility of Xbox 360 & Xbox by the time it is released Also supports Xbox One accessories |
| optical drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray | No optical drive |
| Display output | HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 |
| Selling price | $ 499 (about 53,000 yen) | $ 299 (about 32,000 yen) |
Each CPU uses AMD's 8-core Zen 2, but the operating frequency and operating frequency when using Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) are slightly different. The number of GPU compute units (CUs) is also 52 for Xbox Series X and 20 for Xbox Series S, which is a big difference. Besides, the memory (RAM) is 10GB for Xbox Series S, while it is 16GB for Xbox Series X, and the reading speed is also slow for Xbox Series S.
However, Xbox's Jason Ronald said, 'We are scaling according to the resolution,' and it seems that the difference in specifications between Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X does not matter in actual operation. Overseas game media Polygon also said, 'For those who do not care about packaged games and 4K resolution, the Xbox Series S looks like a great proposal,' said the Xbox Series S as one of the attractive options. Emphasizes that.
In addition, Microsoft has Xbox Series that X and Xbox Series S will be released worldwide on November 10, 2020, is a paid subscription service Xbox Xbox Game Pass on EA Play new that is added announcement doing.
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