Whereas Sony hasn’t formally introduced the subsequent era of PlayStation, rumors proceed to flow into concerning the PS6, which is able to allegedly have a handheld model. PS5 Professional leaker Kepler famous on NeoGAF that its SoC is 3nm and 15W however outlined much more concerning the rumored specs final week.
They famous, “The following OEM handheld APU lineup (if it occurs in any respect, as AMD appears to be shedding curiosity on this market) will probably be with their next-next-gen lineup in 2029. The one AMD handheld with AI upscaling anytime quickly would be the PlayStation handheld.” It’s additionally seemingly a provided that the hand held may have 16 GB RAM just like the PS5 with “manner larger” efficiency and CUs as a consequence of RDNA 5.
Apparently, they recommend that the not too long ago leaked Low Energy Mode for PS5 will simulate the hand held’s efficiency. Because it solely has a 3rd of the console’s reminiscence bandwidth, “It’s fairly apparent {that a} mode that cuts bandwidth in half is supposed to simulate the hand held.”
Different alleged specs embody 4 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB MALL (which the PS5 and Professional lack), however evidently LPDDR6 is “too far-off nonetheless.” When requested if it was RDNA 5 or 6, Kepler responded, “Each are a fork of gfx13 (RDNA5/UDNA/no matter AMD decides to name it)
Whereas it’s nonetheless too early for a reveal, the PS6 handheld might reportedly show helpful for builders porting their video games for the reason that course of doesn’t require a lot work. Head right here for extra particulars.
