The Sony PlayStation 5 (PS 5) is Rumored to Go with AMD Navi and Ryzen 2 Next-Gen (7nm CPU and GPU)

The PS 5 is Going to be a Powerful Console

The PS 5 has been long awaited by gamers. The next-gen consoles are rumored to feature the first 7nm CPU and GPU. The PS 5 is rumored to be the most powerful console of all time thanks to AMD’s 7nm chip.

Thanks to recent rumors, we know that someone at PlayStation has been working with AMD Ryzen technology. 

“A principal programmer at Sony associated with the firm’s Advanced Technology Group is working with AMD’s Ryzen technology, improving the Zen core’s micro-architecture support within the LLVM compiler stack – a key component of a tool used in the PlayStation 4 development environment. Of course, there is no PS4 product using the Ryzen processor, leading to speculation that this is related to a prospective next-gen PlayStation 5 console currently in development.

The evidence – unearthed by Linux-specialist site Phoronix – shows the highly experienced Sony programmer making a number of commits to the LLVM github over the last few weeks, all of them related to the “znver1″ architecture, the codename for AMD’s first generation Ryzen processors. On top of that, information on LinkedIn confirms the staffer’s involvement in compiler development for PlayStation hardware. Game credits in Media Molecule’s Tearaway and Evolution Studios’ DriveClub confirm that the developer is also a part of Sony’s Advanced Technology Group, which serves a number of roles in the Sony organisation.”

This is good news to console gamers as this means Sony isn’t going to cheap out on the CPU. The PS 4 and PS 4 Pro were both held back because of their weak CPUs but, that is most likely not going to happen with the next-gen consoles. It seems like Sony isn’t going to cheap out on the GPU either as the PS 5 is rumored to feature AMD Navi. According to AMD, Navi will catapult gaming forward. Thanks to its 7nm size, Sony can give it less power but get more performance in return making it the perfect chip for a compact gaming console.

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