Detailed Xbox Series S Specifications Leak – Microsoft’s Affordable Next-Gen Xbox
Detailed Xbox Series S Specifications Leak – Microsoft’s Affordable Next-Gen Xbox
Specifications for Microsoft’s Xbox Series S console have leaked, coming via Tweaktown and Tom Warren, a writer for The Verge. After completing some basic TFLOPS calculations, Microsoft’s Xbox Series S console will deliver gamers slightly under 4 TFLOPS of RDNA 2 graphics performance, using 20 RDNA 2 CUs at 1.55GHz.
On the CPU-side, the Xbox Series S’ processor is identical to the Xbox Series X. This makes sense, as both systems need to be able to handle identical CPU loads to offer inter-compatibility. Microsoft’s Xbox Series S is designed to be a lower resolution Xbox Series X, and that means that its CPU needs to be strong enough to handle all Xbox Series X titles.
Xbox Series S is said to contain 10GB of GDDR6 memory, a cutback which will reduce the memory bandwidth that’s available to the system. This cutback will be dealt with through the use of lower resolution textures in next-generation titles. This change should be difficult to notice given the Xbox Series S’ lowered game resolution targets.
To lower production costs, Microsoft’s Xbox Series S console is said to lack a disk drive. This change would also reduce the size and weight of their low-cost console, which would in-turn offer Microsoft’s reduced shipping costs as well as a lower material cost for their next-generation system. That being said, lacking a disk-drive will cut 4K Blu-Ray support and make backwards compatibility with non-digital Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games impossible.
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Microsoft Xbox Series X | Xbox Series S (Leaked) |
| CPU | Eight Custom Zen 2 CPU cores at 3.8GHz (no SMT) or 3.66GHz (SMT On) |
Identical to Xbox Series X |
| GPU | Custom Radeon RDNA 2 Graphics 12 TFLOPS 52 CUs at 1825MHz clock speeds |
Custom Radeon RDNA 2 Graphics 3.968 TFLOPS 20 CUs at 1550MHz clock speeds |
| Die Size | 360.45mm squared | Unknown |
| Process | 7nm Enhanced | 7nm Enhanced |
| Memory | 16GB of GDDR6 memory 320-bit memory bus |
10GB of GDDR6 memory |
| Memory Bandwidth |
10GB @ 560 GB/s 6GB at 336GB/s | Unknown |
| Internal Storage |
1 TB Custom PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD | Custom PCIe 4.0 SSD |
| I/O Throughput |
2.4GB/s (RAW) 4.8GB/s (Compressed) |
Likely to be Identical to Xbox Series X |
| Expandable Storage | 1 TB Expansion Card (Identical to Internal Storage) |
Likely to be Identical to Xbox Series X |
| External Storage |
USB 3.2 External HDD Support | Likely to be Identical to Xbox Series X |
| Optical Drive | 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive | No Disk Drive |
Last week, leaked Xbox Series X Controller packaging seemingly confirmed the existence of Xbox Series S. Microsoft is likely to reveal its Xbox Series S system within the next month.
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