Is Sony revealing a new powerful console?
Last month, reports surfaced that Sony was readying upgrade for their current PlayStation 4 system. So far, insiders have been touting the console as PlayStation 4.5, PlayStation 4K and now PlayStation Neo. According to sources from GiantBomb, the new PlayStation Neo console will feature 4K image out support, improved GPU, higher memory bandwidth/clock speed.
Luckily, if you’re not planning to spend extra money for a new experience, the source also reveals Sony is ensuring the original and NEO users will have the same online, video game releases and any other future content. Whether the new upgraded system will be revealed at e3 in a few weeks is still the big question; but you can take a look at the breakdown below of comparisons.
The new specs
NEO CPU: 8 Jaguar Cores at 2.1 GHz
Original PS4 CPU – 8 Jaguar Cores at 1.6 GHz
NEO GPU – Improved AMD GCN, 36 CUs at 911 MHz
Original PS4 GPU – AMD GCN, 18 CUs at 800 MHz
NEO Memory – 8 GB GDDR5, 218 GB/s
Original PS4 Memory – 8 GB GDDR5, 176 GB/s
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