The PS4 Hardware Advantage

And that's not even all of it. On paper, the X1 and PS4 may look similar, but the AMD APU in the PS4 was heavily modified. 

The PS4 also has a dedicated video encoder chip. When you stream your gameplay, you will take no hit in performance. 

I'm tired of seeing people here (and even professional journalists) continue to state that the difference between the X1 and PS4 is small. That is far from the truth. The GPUs alone have a bigger performance difference than last gen's PS3 and Xbox 360. And if we are talking memory, the modifications in the APU make up for the GDDR5 latency. You get the best of both worlds with the PS4's hardware.

"Worried about GDDR5 latencies? Don't be. Large cache, very capable bus, shortcuts and clever data transferring between CPU and GPU make that a non-issue."

Sources: 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6972/xbox-one-hardware-compared-to-playstation-4/3

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/191007/inside_the_playstation_4_with_mark_.php?page=2

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/154924-secrets-of-the-ps4-heavily-modified-radeon-supercharged-apu-design

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533904

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=532077

Already pre-ordered :oops:

Great thread, PS4 will undoubtedly be much better than Xbox One

OMG, my raging boner!

Unless developers make special edition PS4 games that utilize it's hardware advantages which is highly unlikely for multiplatform games, then it's not gonna really matter. Even the PS3 exclusives had better graphics but that really didn't make that much of an impact of people choosing the 360 instead.

Old.faizan_faizan

Ouch...

Two generations of inferior multiplats and exclusives. Must suck being a lemming :(

Yeah 30% is not small that is like a graphics card generation on PC.

Old.faizan_faizan

Hardware specs mean nothing if a console can produce games that look better than it's specs suggest like the gamecube and the WiiU to an extent.

Unless developers make special edition PS4 games that utilize it's hardware advantages which is highly unlikely for multiplatform games, then it's not gonna really matter. Even the PS3 exclusives had better graphics but that really didn't make that much of an impact of people choosing the 360 instead.

whitetiger3521

There isn't one. Quantum Break proves that. Forza 5 vs Drive Club proves that. Stop being so delusional. ShoulderOfOrion

Unless developers make special edition PS4 games that utilize it's hardware advantages which is highly unlikely for multiplatform games, then it's not gonna really matter. Even the PS3 exclusives had better graphics but that really didn't make that much of an impact of people choosing the 360 instead.

whitetiger3521

Unless developers make special edition PS4 games that utilize it's hardware advantages which is highly unlikely for multiplatform games, then it's not gonna really matter. Even the PS3 exclusives had better graphics but that really didn't make that much of an impact of people choosing the 360 instead.

whitetiger3521

Already pre-ordered :oops:

finalstar2007

Lovely stuff, now let's see how exclusives takes advantage of all of that.

Ouch...

Two generations of inferior multiplats and exclusives. Must suck being a lemming :(

Cheleman

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

Hardware specs mean nothing if a console can produce games that look better than it's specs suggest like the gamecube and the WiiU to an extent.

super600

Old.faizan_faizan

Already pre-ordered :oops:

finalstar2007

[QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]Old.PinkiePirate

For console plebs that have been gaming on 7-8 year old outdated hardware, im sure it does seem new to them.

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

seanmcloughlin

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

Heil68

What if we want to go back to Arma3, probably what I'll do...

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

Heil68

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod 

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

seanmcloughlin

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod 

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Pfff all is irrelevant to the glorious PC gaming master race anyway

seanmcloughlin

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod

[QUOTE="PinkiePirate"][QUOTE="faizan_faizan"]Old.Rage010101

For console plebs that have been gaming on 7-8 year old outdated hardware, im sure it does seem new to them.

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Davekeeh

Is that your response, for not having a sufficient gaming PC?

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Heil68"] pffttt, go back to your MMOs and Facebook games..lolz Davekeeh

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Heil68"] pffttt, go back to your MMOs and Facebook games..lolz Davekeeh

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod

Now you know how we all feel every time we see one of your posts, or even your username pop up

[QUOTE="Davekeeh"]

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lundy86_4

Is that your response, for not having a sufficient gaming PC?

[QUOTE="Rage010101"]

[QUOTE="PinkiePirate"] Apparently it's completely new to a lot of people since they won't stop spewing the same BS.Davekeeh

For console plebs that have been gaming on 7-8 year old outdated hardware, im sure it does seem new to them.

I love pulling percentages out of my ass too ;) 

well... 40% of the time anyway I do

[QUOTE="Davekeeh"]

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lundy86_4

Is that your response, for not having a sufficient gaming PC?

He has a 690. Shits weird yo.clyde46

Proven? Shit would be weird.

Hell, that being said, hardware doesn't mean shit, if you don't use it.

[QUOTE="clyde46"] He has a 690. Shits weird yo.lundy86_4

Proven? Shit would be weird.

[QUOTE="Davekeeh"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Nah, I'm gonna play The Witcher 2 with the new full combat rebalance mod

seanmcloughlin

Now you know how we all feel every time we see one of your posts, or even your username pop up

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[QUOTE="clyde46"] He has a 690. Shits weird yo.lundy86_4

Proven? Shit would be weird.

Hell, that being said, hardware doesn't mean shit, if you don't use it.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Davekeeh"]
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Davekeeh

Now you know how we all feel every time we see one of your posts, or even your username pop up

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Yeah that's whassup!! 

Davekeeh, you've got a GTX 690 and you still prefer inferior gaming devices.

You must make terrible decisions in your life on a regular basis. :lol:

Indeed, he may be a really annoying troll but he's not lying when he says he has a good PC. clyde46

Shocked.

It's an AlienwareMonsieurX

Ewwww...

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] He has a 690. Shits weird yo.MonsieurX

Proven? Shit would be weird.

Hell, that being said, hardware doesn't mean shit, if you don't use it.

Davekeeh, you've got a GTX 690 and you still prefer inferior gaming devices.

You must make terrible decisions in your life on a regular basis. :lol:

Cyberdot

To me it's not about hardware, it's about games, I have never seen amazing quality games like The Last of Us on a PC platform.

Davekeeh

Hell, even Out of the Park Baseball scored higher... 96.