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Microsoft: We Could Have Used Variable Clocks for Xbox Series X, But We're Not Interested in TFLOPS Numbers

Microsoft's Jason Ronald said that the Xbox Series X could have used variable clocks like the PS5, but the company isn't looking to boast higher TFLOPS.

wccftech.com

In a new interview published on Spanish site Xataka, Director of Program Management for Xbox Series X Jason Ronald said that Microsoft could have easily used the same approach to reach a higher theoretical TFLOPS figure, but that would have made it harder for developers to optimize their games.

We focus on optimizing the developer experience to deliver the best possible experience for players, rather than trying to 'hunt' down certain record numbers. We've always talked about consistent and sustained performance.
We could have used forced clocks, we could have used variable clock rates: the reality is that it makes it harder for developers to optimize their games even though it would have allowed us to boast higher TFLOPS than we already had, for example. But you know, that's not the important thing. The important thing is the gaming experiences that developers can build.

Things go beyond the numbers that we may or may not share. Sampler Feedback Streaming (SMS) allows us to load textures and makes the SSD drive act as a multiplier of physical memory that adds to the memory that the machine itself has.
We also have a new API called Direct Storage that gives us low-level direct access to the NVMe controller so that we can be much more efficient in managing those I / O operations.

 

[mayham2199]

It's why, even if you hate Xbox, you definitely don't want them leaving the console space, because if they do leave, say goodbye to competitive pricing as Sony will have no one to compete with as Nintendo is on their own path.

IMO with them releasing their games on Xbox we've already reached that point where there is no competition. With all Xbox and Sony games on PS what is the point in going over to Xbox or even entertaining it as an option?

 

[Kazekage1981]

the handheld needs 5G/Wifi7 connectivity. I am hoping AMD soundwave, along with NVIDIA-Mediatech ARM APU will have 5G/Wifi7 as standard. Apple is rumored to have 5G connectivity on all of their future tablets and laptops (along with Wifi7)