Inside Xbox Series X: The Full Specs

Dave Knott writes: Microsoft has provided detailed tech specs for their forthcoming Xbox Series X game console. Full system specs are as follows:

* 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


Digital Foundry visited Microsoft and provides a deep dive article detailing their hands-on experience with the new hardware including the following information:

* How Series X is more than twice as powerful as Xbox One X in practice;
* The difference its hardware accelerated ray tracing will make to the look of games;
* How its radical approach to memory and fast storage could be a game-changer — including the Quick Resume feature;
* Microsoft's war on input lag and screen tearing;
* Some impressive compatibility features, including automated HDR for older games