New Xbox One Update Boosts Console GPU Power

<< LINK REMOVED >> You sound like a turd who doesn't know what he's talking about. DDR5 isnt yet released, yet we don't have any DDR4 board. GDDR5 is based on << LINK REMOVED >> memory. In fact, GDDR5 and DDR3 are pretty much connected.

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All of those sony faboy are just scum that see high number and goes crazy. Disapointing.

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No it isn't - it is removing a throttle they had on there which reserved a portion of the GPU for the system functions which included some Kinect functions. They have either optimized the performance to remove this reserved processing, moved those functions to the CPU, or found they didn't need that much reserved after real world deployment of the system. If anything, the GPU was underclocked which isn't technically correct as it was performing other functions instead of graphics calculations. It is just reallocating the reserved GPU processing from system to graphics, which is what should have been done in the beginning anyway.

And FYI - there is no such thing as "DDR5" at this point, the PS4 uses "GDDR5" which is memory used in dedicated video cards which is great for repetitive calculations like those used in graphics. DDR3 is typically better for all around uses.

<< LINK REMOVED >>How many times we have to say this ,it is not overclocking , it gave the developers the ability to code without calling the SDK parts to use KINECT when it was a "must connected" thus freeing more resources for the system now, not every game require KINECT and it was a must to plug it in to use the system , now no so the GPU processing reserved for it is free now which is 10% of the whole processing power of the GPU itself

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Removing Kinect has no effect whatsoever on the performance. Many so called "journalists" are incorrectly stating this which Major Nelson has already addressed. Doubtful that any Kinect functionality will be affected in any way, shape, or form. What has probably happened is one of 3 things:

1 - System has been optimized so the reserved GPU processing is reduced or no longer needed.

2 - They found after real world use they didn't need as much GPU processing reserved.

3 - They offloaded these functions from the GPU to the CPU, which is running faster than the PS4 anyway so should not affect game performance.

<< LINK REMOVED >>Logically no , playing a game won't require you to disconnect your KINECT to have better performance or worse if it is connected,what people didn't get is the KINECT is no longer required to develop the game , the developers used to code the game knowing that they need to call some parts of the SDK used to develop a game and calling these parts use resources which is not the case now, this is no longer required which will result in better /easier coding for the developers and more free resources to use.

Connecting /Disconnecting the KINECT is not affecting the performance of the XBOX one , they just had it "a must attached " to the console for sales and marketing point but technically it wasn't a must and at that time the OS was set to refuse to work if doesn't sense the KINECT plugged-in ,then they updated the OS to work without it attached , and now the developer also doesn't have to consider KINECT in their development as they used to.

<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> or that youre just a crybaby whenever a good news story that doesnt pertain to your system of choice is published. i vote for the latter.

<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> the firing of key individuals that were hurting ms's xbox business was the best thing to ever happen to the xbox division. it should be interesting to see what direction the xbox will head in now that its under new management.

<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It's a promising new start in the least, and yes will be a bit before the really good titles drop.

<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> i dont know of a must have title for either console as of yet. seems like some publishers are just trying to buy some time for their developers to work on their aaa titles by releasing "remastered" versions of older games.

<< LINK REMOVED >> You wouldn't get 10% boost out of a driver update for a GPU unless it's making a game compatible with SLI.

<< LINK REMOVED >> This update wasn't about making the card itself more efficient. They were reserving 10% of the processing power for Kinect use only, and they disabled that requirement. To the end-user, it looks like a bump up in performance, but the cost comes out of reliability of Kinect functionality. It makes sense, though... there certainly doesn't need to be that requirement on the Kinect-less consoles, and someone smart figured out that having a strict requirement is kinda dumb to begin with.

<< LINK REMOVED >> fps is much more important overall anyways, and 900P isn't bad at all.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Yes it's cool to like obscure games and things that aren't popular have you noticed this too?

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100% better would make the XBOX One way more powerful than the PS4. You, like many here, are confusing the CU count with actual performance.

<< LINK REMOVED >> Witches are scary. And yes the PS4 will always be a few percentage points better in overall performance but it's nothing to write home about. It will come down to GAMES like always, and each console has its fans.

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