Microsoft has revealed the specifications for the Xbox Series X, with the goal of setting “a new bar for performance, speed and compatibility.”
In three blog posts, the company shared detailed info about the console’s specs, system latency and controller.
Starting with the specs:
| CPU | 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU |
| GPU | 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU |
| Die Size | 360.45 mm2 |
| Process | 7nm Enhanced |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320b bus |
| Memory Bandwidth | 10GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s |
| Internal Storage | 1 TB Custom NVME SSD |
| I/O Throughput | 2.4 GB/s (Raw), 4.8 GB/s (Compressed, with custom hardware decompression block) |
| Expandable Storage | 1 TB Expansion Card (matches internal storage exactly) |
| External Storage | USB 3.2 External HDD Support |
| Optical Drive | 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive |
| Performance Target | 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS |
However, there are a few more details besides the technical jargon in those posts that could make more fans interested.
According to EuroGamer, the processor in Series X “is actually capable of running four Xbox One S game sessions simultaneously on the same chip, and contains a new internal video encoder that is six times as fast as the more latent, external encoder used on current xCloud servers.” Also, HDMI 2.1
On the latency side, Microsoft’s Dynamic Latency Input will support the 120Hz HDMI 2.1 standard that will be coming to TVs this year.
Something that was not mentioned until today was the Xbox Series X Storage Expansion Card, Microsoft’s proprietary product developed with Seagate that is supposed to work just like the Series X’s internal storage device. Perhaps the only drawback of the upcoming console is that XSX and XB1 games stored on external USB drives have to be install into the internal SSD drive or the Storage Expansion Card to play, especially if a player wants to experience gameplay in an “optimal performance.” Price for the Storage Expansion Card, a portable version of a 1TB NVMe SSD, was not mentioned.
[Sources]: EuroGamer: Inside Xbox Series X: the full specs. Xbox: Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation. Xbox Series X: What’s the Deal with Latency?
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