US EditionSony's Upcoming Handheld Could Outperform Xbox Series S with Next-Gen Upscaling
KeplerL2 says the handheld’s GPU is slightly ahead in raster graphics and far ahead in ray tracing, with AMD’s next chips boosting upscaling quality.
- Prominent leaker KeplerL2 claimed on NeoGaf that Sony's rumored Canis handheld features a GPU 'massively ahead' of the Xbox Series S in ray tracing, while outperforming Microsoft's console in traditional raster graphics.
- Codenamed Canis, the device is expected to complement the PlayStation 6, utilizing AMD's Zen 6C architecture with 12 to 20 RDNA 5 GPU compute units and a 15W TDP.
- Using Sony's PSSR3, the handheld targets image quality exceeding current DLSS 4.5, which the Nintendo Switch 2 utilizes for some games, positioning Canis as a notable upgrade.
- Sony recently announced a £90 price increase across all PlayStation 5 consoles, effective Thursday, April 2, signaling a shift in the company's current console pricing strategy.
- Valve indicated it will delay the Steam Deck 2 until achieving at least a 50% gain in performance per watt; the competitor is not expected until 2028 or later.
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Sony's upcoming handheld could outperform Xbox Series S with next-gen upscaling
Prominent leaker KeplerL2 recently claimed that Sony's rumored handheld will feature a faster graphics chip than the Xbox Series S. The device, codenamed Canis, is expected to complement the PlayStation 6, which is not expected to arrive before late 2027.Read Entire Article
Rumored PlayStation Handheld Will Allegedly Offer Slightly Better Raster & Much Better Ray Tracing Performance Than Xbox Series S
The rumored PlayStation handheld will offer slightly better raster and much better ray tracing performance than the Xbox Series S, it is claimed. Known hardware insider KeplerL2 took to the gaming enthusiast NeoGAF forums to respond to a fellow member who mentioned reading conflicting thoughts on performance comparisons between the PlayStation handheld and the Xbox Series S, with some suggesting that the former is powerful and others indicating …
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