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Leaked AMD Brief Confirms PlayStation 6’s Orion APU to Triple PS5’s Rasterization Performance

The leak suggests Sony will combine an eight-core Zen 6 CPU, 48 RDNA 5 compute units, GDDR7 memory in a console aiming for mid-2027 production.

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Overview

  • According to the leaked 2023 AMD presentation, the PS6’s semi-custom Orion APU will feature eight Zen 6 CPU cores paired with 40 to 48 RDNA 5 compute units and GDDR7 memory on a 160- or 192-bit bus.
  • The console’s rasterization throughput is projected to be roughly three times that of the PS5, with ray tracing performance expected to increase by an even larger factor.
  • Total board power is estimated at about 160 watts, marking a drop from the PS5’s consumption and supporting a rumored price below the current generation’s launch MSRP.
  • Backward compatibility with the existing PS4 and PS5 libraries will be maintained, while PSSR upscaling technology is slated to enable 4K at 120 fps and 8K at 60 fps.
  • Sony aims to begin manufacturing in mid-2027, setting the stage for a late-2027 or early-2028 release if the leak accurately reflects its hardware roadmap.