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Tom's Guide
01-08-2025
- Tom's Guide
PS6 and new PlayStation handheld specs reportedly leak — and suggest a huge upgrade over PS5
Sony's plans for its rumored PS6 and PlayStation handheld are heating up, following reports of the console's codenames (Orion and Canis or Robin and Robin Plus, respectively) and being powered by AMD APUs. Now, we may have seen a glimpse of the power they deliver. A new leak from YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead (via Wccftech) has revealed specs for Sony's highly anticipated PlayStation 6 and handheld console. Apparently the PS6 is aiming for a 160W TBP, along with a chip with 8 Zen 6 cores and somewhere between 40 and 48 RDNA 5 compute units. This is actually fewer compute units compared to the PS5 Pro, which offers 60. However, with AMD's RDNA 5 architecture, each unit is expected to deliver more power than what Sony's current consoles push out. What's more, it's said that the PS6 will utilize GDDR7 video memory (what you'll find in RTX 50-series GPUs), providing a higher estimated bandwidth. As per the leak, it's expected that the PS6 will offer triple the rasterization performance over the PS5, and double that of the PS5 Pro. Rasterization is the technique of using computer graphics to convert 3D objects to a 2D display, and the faster the performance, the better the frame rates and visual smoothness. Apparently, this puts it around the power of an RTX 4080, but it's harder to directly compare a console and a PC's performance. What's more, ray tracing performance is also expected to see a boost, following on from what the PS5 Pro's current PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) upscaling tech offers (and the upgrade coming in 2026). As for the PS handheld, its chip will reportedly come with 4 Zen 6C cores and between 12 and 20 RDNA 5 compute units, based on 15W power. This puts it at half the rasterization power of a PS5, based on estimates, which is impressive for a handheld. But more importantly, with RDNA 5, it will also see a big boost in ray tracing potential. The specs from Moore's Law is Dead come from a leaked AMD presentation in 2023. It's been some time since then, so these specs may have changed since then. However, it does give us a sneak peek at what the rumored PS6 and PlayStation handheld will offer. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. As per the leak, we may also have a hint at the price and release date of the upcoming PlayStation consoles. However, take this with a grain of salt, seeing as the leak is from a presentation a while back. The PS6 is expected to go into production in mid-2027, with a release then tipped for late 2027 or early 2028. It's said to be priced at $499, just like the PS5 when it launched. The rumored PlayStation handheld is tipped to launch around the same time, with prices between $400 and $500. This has been rumored before, and it's looking likely that both consoles will launch at the same time to complement one another. Sony is believed to also bring PS5 and PS4 backwards compatibility to its console, with PlayStation Plus probably continuing to bring games from further back. Of course, we won't know for sure if these specs will arrive on a PS6 and PlayStation handheld, but they do give us an idea of the performance gains Sony may be planning to offer. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Miami Herald
31-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Analysts reset AMD stock price target ahead of key earnings
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock is on the rise as the chipmaker gains momentum in the AI race, following months of lagging behind Nvidia (NVDA) . It was reported earlier this week that AMD is thinking of raising the price of its Instinct MI350 AI accelerator to $25,000 from $15,000, according to Wccftech's report citing HSBC's analyst note. The nearly 70% increase in MI350's price could mean a notable growth in AMD's future revenue. The price increase indicates that AMD is seeing demand for its AI products, the report said. AMD's stock had tumbled in 2024 and earlier this year on concerns about trading uncertainties and its competitive footing. Now, with news on the company's advanced chips, Wall Street is starting to reconsider AMD's long-term potential in the booming AI space. In June, AMD's CEO Lisa Su said at a developer conference that the MI350 series is faster than Nvidia's. Meanwhile, the MI350 is cheaper than its counterpart product from Nvidia's Blackwell B200, Wccftech reported. Su previously predicted $500 billion in AI accelerators market revenue by 2028, but she now sees it topping that number. "People used to think that $500 billion was very large number," she said. "Now it seems well within grasp." Shares of AMD are up more than 14% over the past five trading days. Image source: Cheng/AFP via Getty Images Three months ago, AMD reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and gave a solid forecast for the second quarter, even as it faced challenges from the broader economy and export restrictions on AI chip sales to China. The company then posted adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share on $7.44 billion in revenue, both beating Wall Street's expectations. Its data center business generated $3.7 billion in sales, a 57% increase from a year earlier and also ahead of analyst estimates. Related: Jim Cramer drops blunt 6-word message on Nvidia stock "While we face some headwinds from the dynamic macro and regulatory believe they are more than offset by the powerful tailwinds from our leadership product portfolio," Su said in May. AMD is set to report its second-quarter earnings on August 5. Wall Street expects earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $7.41 billion. Several analysts are more optimistic and believe the company may deliver stronger results than expected. Bank of America has raised its price target on AMD to $200 from $175, maintaining a Buy rating ahead of the earnings report. The firm said it expects AMD to beat expectations in both Q2 and Q3, driven by strong demand for its AI GPUs and CPUs, according to a research note published on July 29. BofA sees upside supported by solid demand for CPU and GPU, stronger pricing for AI chips, and a robust cloud capex environment, analyst Vivek Arya wrote. Related: Analysts turn heads with new Alphabet stock price target after earnings The firm said AMD is well-positioned to gain market share in both the PC and server CPU markets over the next two years. The firm also expects AMD to maintain a growing presence in the AI accelerator space, benefiting from its current product momentum and competitive pricing compared to Nvidia. "Longer-term, we expect AMD to reach more than 30% of overall CPU market by CY26, up from just below 20% in CY23, as well as potentially 4-5% of AI GPU market," Arya noted. There may also be additional upside if AMD receives regulatory approval to resume AI chip shipments to China, according to the report. While not yet confirmed, BofA sees that potential as a key factor for AMD's GPU sales outlook. UBS also recently raised its price target to $210 from $150 and maintained a buy rating, citing strength in both the PC and server segments, reported on July 29. More Tech Stocks: Analyst who correctly predicted Rocket Lab stock surge resets forecastVerizon Q2 earnings report surprises with remarks on tax reformFund manager who forecast Nvidia stock rally reboots outlook The firm said it expects upside in AMD's second-quarter results, with guidance likely to beat Wall Street expectations. AMD stock has climbed more than 46% year-to-date. Nvidia is up 30% over the same period. Related: Legendary fund manager has blunt message on 'Big Beautiful Bill' The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Tom's Guide
18-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Leaked AMD ‘Magnus' APU could power the PS6 or next Xbox — here's what we've heard
The APU for either the PS6 or the next Xbox might have just been revealed. YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead (via Wccftech) posted a video discussing an unannounced AMD Zen 6 APU codenamed 'Magnus.' This processor supposedly has a large 264mm squared graphics die with a 384-bit memory bus. As Wccftech explains, that's a wider bus than even the Xbox Series X's 320-bit bus. Magnus allegedly also packs 11 CPU cores featuring three Zen 6 cores and eight Zen 6 cores, which is a strange core count. What makes Moore's Law is Dead believe this APU is for the PS6? In the documents he discusses, he found other code names, such as Mero and Jupiter, with the former being an unused codename for the Steam Deck's APU and the latter rumored to be the APU for the equally rumored PlayStation handheld. In other words, these are chips for gaming systems and not the best gaming laptops. Given these codenames, the APU's square design (which MLID says looks similar to other Mark Cerny designs), and the CPU's weird core count, the YouTuber believes these are signs of a potential PS6 APU. That said, AMD leaker Kepler_L2 posted on X that they think the Magnus APU could be for the yet-to-be-announced next Xbox. Sony and AMD recently announced their partnership for the next Sony console. Microsoft has also stated that it's developing the next Xbox. Given those facts, it lends stories like this some credence. However, don't take any of this as gospel either. Regardless, we encourage you to watch the linked video above since it discusses a lot of fascinating details. In other PS6 news, we recently reported that Sony's next console could utilize 24GB of RAM, according to the experts at Digital Foundry. Given how the PS5 has 16GB of RAM, DF's speculation that the successor system will have at least 24GB of RAM seems reasonable. As for the next Xbox, it might have more than 24GB of RAM if it's indeed more akin to a gaming PC, as some have speculated. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Tom's Guide
16-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme benchmarks revealed — here's how the MSI Claw A8 and ROG Xbox Ally X may perform
Gaming handhelds are about to see a major boost in gaming performance thanks to AMD's new flagship chip, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, and we now have a taste of what to expect thanks to new benchmarks. The first AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme benchmarks are in on Geekbench, as spotted by X user Olrak29_, showcasing the performance we can expect in the upcoming MSI Claw A8 — both in CPU and GPU performance. In the Geekbench 6 CPU results, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme-equipped MSI Claw A8 delivered a 2,748 single-core score, along with a 12,182 multi-core score. This is a strong improvement over its predecessor, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, with around a 27% boost overall compared to other Geekbench benchmarks (via Wccftech). We expected a major boost in performance, with AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme coming with 8 cores and 16 threads based on Zen 5 architecture for faster multitasking, 15W to 35W power output and 16 GPU cores from its Radeon 890M iGPU with AMD's RDNA 3.5 to deliver FSR and frame-gen tech to boost frame rates. Speaking of graphics, the GPU performance is also shown on Geekbench, with a Vulkan score of 45,064 and an OpenCL score of 37,970. As per the Geekbench results, this pushes past the AMD Ryzen 9 HX 370 (44,399/37,297) and crushes the Z1 Extreme (34,715/29,632). According to the results shown on Geekbench, here's how it measures up against the previous Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU in the Asus ROG Ally X, along with the laptop equivalent AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in the Asus TUF Gaming A14 in our testing. Devices Geekbench 6 Single core Geekbench 6 multi-core MSI Claw A8 (AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme) 2748 12182 Asus ROG Ally X (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme) 2565 11085 Asus TUF Gaming A14 (AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370) 2863 12729 As you can see, this shows a smaller boost in CPU performance (a 6-9% boost), but given the Z2 Extreme APU is made for handheld gaming, this is still a solid uplift, and the GPU power it appears to offer will make this chip a beast for gaming on the move. Plus, it isn't certain if this ran on 15W or 30W power, and the MSI Claw A8 tested appears to use 16GB of DDR5 RAM as opposed to the 24GB it can go up to. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Regardless, the improvements are clear, and this also gives us a look at what the ROG Xbox Ally X will deliver, seeing as Microsoft's upcoming handheld comes with the same Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU. Rumor has it that the ROG Xbox Ally X may be priced around $799 to $899, and recent reports indicate the MSI Claw A8 will be around $860. While the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme looks to offer significant boosts in gaming performance, it's set to come at a premium cost. Many of the best gaming handhelds don't come cheap, but considering consoles like the recently launched $599 Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS and $449 Nintendo Switch 2 are far less, it will be interesting to see how the latest handhelds with Z2 Extreme performance take off. For a better look at how well MSI's upcoming handheld performs, check out our hands-on with the MSI Claw A8. Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Intel May Unveil Refreshed Arrow Lake with Better Performance Before the Year is Out
Although Intel hasn't confirmed reports of an Arrow Lake refresh, rumors have circulated for months that we'd see one in the second half of 2025. Now that we're in July, a little more info on the possible refresh is available for the beleaguered CPU. As Wccftech points out, refreshed Intel CPUs typically get a bump in clock speed. That's the expectation for this refresh, which should provide somewhat better performance. But we doubt that Intel would bother with a refresh just for a faster clock—especially in this climate, where AI is everything and Arrow Lake is sadly lacking. At the moment, the Core Ultra 200S series doesn't quite provide the 13 TOPS needed for CoPilot PCs. Intel apparently plans to solve the AI problem for Arrow Lake by adding the NPU4 from Lunar Lake. As Wccftech notes, that could bring the refreshed CPU's TOPs performance to 48, giving it the AI muscle the chip needs. Nova Lake. Credit: Intel We won't know just how much performance improvement the refreshed CPU provides until the launch, but it sounds as though it will be a minor improvement bump. Gaming improvement, if any, will likely be minimal. That said, it's worth remembering that Intel already gave its Core Ultra 200 CPUs serious attention to gaming performance. When concerns arose shortly after the processor's launch in late 2024, Intel created a list of issues and set out a plan for addressing them. That included a brutal Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) problem that turned out to be an issue with some anti-cheat software, rather than Intel's hardware. Intel packed its fixes into BIOS updates and soon had its Arrow Lake CPUs providing much better gaming benchmark results. Intel quietly kept its attention on improving gaming performance for the CPUs and released a new overclocking profile in April, geared at making Arrow Lake a better processor for gaming and in general. So long as you have an unlocked CPU and Intel XMP-supporting memory modules, you can give your PC a decent performance boost in a matter of minutes. If Intel launches refreshed Arrow Lake CPUs this year, they might not have much time in the spotlight. Nova Lake desktop CPUs are on the way for 2026 with loads of cores, DDR5 8000 memory, and a chance to give Intel a win.
