Will a console APU equivalent ever exist for the DIY market? | Ask an expert

Q: Why can’t we have an APU for DIY PCs that rival those in the Xbox Series X and the PS5? If bandwidth is the problem, AMD can just put more memory in there, right?A: Unfortunately, an equivalent APU to those in powerful gaming consoles doesn’t make sense for desktop PCs, for a few reasons. We’ll use the ones in the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 as the example. As designed, their combination CPU/GPU processors utilize GDDR6 memory for handling both system tasks and gaming. And that type of memory is what causes one sticking point: GDDR6 memory is most commonly found in GPUs, and not used in standard PC builds for system memory.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3609848/will-a-console-apu-equivalent-ever-exist-for-the-diy-market-ask-an-expert.html#tk.rss_all

Creato 4y | 23 apr 2021, 11:21:00


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