Xbox 720 Will Be Six Times as Powerful as Current Gen

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The next Xbox will ship to retailers in late October or early November of next year with six times the processing power of the Xbox 360, sources close to the project have told IGN. Following initial reports from tech blogs Fudzilla and SemiAccurate, our sources have confirmed that mass production of the system's GPU will indeed begin by the end of 2012 but will not, however, be based on AMD's 7000 series Southern Islands GPU. Instead, the processor will be derived from the 6000 series, which was introduced last year. More specifically, it will be akin to the Radeon HD 6670, which offers support for DirectX11, multidisplay output, 3D and 1080p HD output. The chip currently has a market price of upwards of $79.99.

In real terms, the Xbox 720's raw graphics processing power is expected to be six times that of the Xbox 360 and will yield 20-percent greater performance than Nintendo's forthcoming console, the Wii U.


Developers are likely to receive development kits based on the system's final configuration in August. Projected pricing for the console was not provided.


Thanks to IGN for the quick write up!

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Source: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/01/24/xbox-720-will-be-six-times-as-powerful-as-current-gen

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BlakeaphobiaPosted:

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iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.


I'm talking about Modern warfare 3 single..

Not how many people is on steam right now....



i agree pc ftw lol at all the xbox fanboy

Making a top view of a long pyramid. :P

I caused a mega quote!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! trollolololol **** computer hacked ass gaming!

xSIL3NTxFeaRxPosted:

XeXenon
wackojack911
iJarH3ad
Zirtex
-Horizon-
mjlol
mjlol
iJarH3ad
Zirtex
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joeisdumb
cwc123
-Jaffa-
mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.


I'm talking about Modern warfare 3 single..

Not how many people is on steam right now....



i agree pc ftw lol at all the xbox fanboy

Making a top view of a long pyramid. :P

XeXenonPosted:

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mjlol
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Zirtex
MutatedTurtle
joeisdumb
cwc123
-Jaffa-
mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.


I'm talking about Modern warfare 3 single..

Not how many people is on steam right now....



i agree pc ftw lol at all the xbox fanboy

Making a top view of a long pyramid. :P

BeetPosted:

This was high tech for PC...4 years ago

radioactivev2Posted:

Pc is just good for modding, everyone mods on it

wackojack911Posted:

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mjlol
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mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.


I'm talking about Modern warfare 3 single..

Not how many people is on steam right now....



i agree pc ftw lol at all the xbox fanboy

iJarH3adPosted:

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mjlol
mjlol
iJarH3ad
Zirtex
MutatedTurtle
joeisdumb
cwc123
-Jaffa-
mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.


I'm talking about Modern warfare 3 single..

Not how many people is on steam right now....

ZirtexPosted:

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mjlol
iJarH3ad
Zirtex
MutatedTurtle
joeisdumb
cwc123
-Jaffa-
mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?
:face-palm: 4Millon people just on steam, Think of all the people who play WoW, LoL, Runescape, Minecraft, and etc if anything the population is same or the pc has more.

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mjlol
mjlol
iJarH3ad
Zirtex
MutatedTurtle
joeisdumb
cwc123
-Jaffa-
mjlol
Blakeaphobia
iBuypower This is funny.. by the time the Xbox 720 comes out, PC users will already have a better GPU. In all honesty PC will always rain supreme in graphics compared to anything else.

Too bad PC gaming is approaching it's end.

Sadly on steam it says 3 million people logged in and played a game in the past 48 hours, that's A LOT more than 200k....
Sadly that's a lie the PC community is smaller compared to the xbox community but it's more than 200k, go to the steam website in the past 48 hours more than 3 million people logged in and played games...plus our PC community is a lot nicer, friendly.

To bad it's not...

DRoseMVP Lulz at the PC gamers laughing at the xbox because of its graphics. I care more about gameplay and playing with my friends. Xbox Live > Steam


Meant to Say PC has the same+more in the graphics dept, we have the same if not better gameplay because we can upgrade EVERYTHING, and Steam> XBL it's free, and you have pretty much the same features as XBL, you don't know ****.

Too bad steam is just a peice of crap, doesnt even work half the time....

Um Steam works fine?

Graphics don't make PC great. It's the freedom. On console, you have to buy from their overpriced marketplace, and otherwise pay for stuff you would get for free on PC. It's not necessarily a huge investment either, you could build a decent rig under $500, and you would end up saving money considering all the holiday sales/pirated games, etc...


^^ I agree pc FTW !! it will always be one step ahead of xbox and seriously guys think about it What Is A XBOX !! its basically a pc with Limits !


Yup, Steam is the greatest. PC will be so much more powerful than the Xbox 720.

Steam > XBL

Steam are always doing deals with there games and do events which get everyone involved to win a chance at winning games. Plus a much nicer community overall :]
Agreed I love Steam. And PC gaming isnt dying anytime soon. There are 4 Million people on just STEAM! Alone. PC gaming is growing its becoming more and more affordable as technology grows.


Sure PC is great, but it's not popular as xbox.

PC have like less than 200k people, but xbox have over 600k, 2X more than pc
200x2=600? lulwut?

iKingyxPosted:

Well that's a lot of quoting each other right there!

In my own opinion from having Xbox and PC I have to say that the PC's community is much friendlier and larger, also you see PC get much more content than what you would typically receive on the 360. With a PC you can upgrade at the time that suits you and to what you want to upgrade too, there are no SET packages like the 360.

All in all I think the PC is a much more superior platform although at the end of the day its down to personal preference.