![]() At the time, Sony wanted more graphics hardware and used GDDR5, while Microsoft opted to enable high-speed eSRAM for its graphics instead.Īs the design for these processors would have started in the 2010 timeframe, we are well before any dreams of AMD designing Ryzen. However, in order to design processors for them, the design had to begin several years earlier, especially when dealing with both the nature of console processor design, as well as the custom additions that both Sony and Microsoft wanted for their specific platform. These consoles originally came to market in November 2013, within a week of each other. ![]() The concept of the modern console built on the same x86 architecture as desktop and gaming PCs came into effect with the 8 th Generation of consoles – we’re talking the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One, both of which used the semi-custom services of AMD to build specific processors for these machines. ![]() ![]() We can install Windows, and it’s a crazy ride. We’ve had to wait a long while, but for whatever reason one of the 8 th Generation Console processors is being enabled for the (mass) market, and the first to jump on that game is the Chuwi Aerobox. Ever since consoles moved to the same underlying architecture as modern desktop computers, there has always been an underlying question as to whether those same processors could run regular desktop computer versions of Windows, and subsequently be used for more than just gaming.
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