TechHive: Microsoft levels up the Xbox One's graphics capabilities with a GPU clock boost

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Microsoft levels up the Xbox One's graphics capabilities with a GPU clock boost Aug 2nd 2013, 14:53, by Jared Newman As the Xbox One gets closer to mass production, Microsoft has discovered that it can make the console a little more powerful than expected. Microsoft will boost the clock speed of the Xbox One's AMD graphics processor from 800 MHz to 853 MHz, Marc Whitten, Microsoft's corporate vice president for Xbox, said during the Major Nelson podcast. He also noted that game makers are now working with final Xbox One development kits. In real world terms, the extra 53 MHz won't make a huge difference—prior to the change, Sony's Playstation 4 was estimated to pack 50 percent more raw power than the Xbox One—but Whitten said it's an example of "tweaking the knobs" as the console's November launch approaches. "This is the time where we've gone from the theory of how the hardware works—what do we think the yield is going to look like, what is the thermal envelope, how do things come together—to really having them in our hands," Whitten said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: xbox_one_console_sensor_controller-100041264-small.png

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