Fresh leaks have surfaced about the PlayStation 6 specs and Sony’s upcoming handheld, revealing major performance jumps and new design details. According to YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead, the information comes from a leaked 2023 AMD presentation, outlining Sony’s plans for both systems—codenamed Orion (PS6) and Canis (handheld).
PlayStation 6: 3X Rasterization Performance Over PS5
The PS6 is reportedly targeting 160W total board power, lower than the base PS5, while introducing a chiplet design with 8 Zen 6 CPU cores and 40–48 RDNA 5 Compute Units (CUs) clocked above 3GHz. While that’s fewer CUs than the PS5 Pro’s 60, each CU is faster and more efficient thanks to RDNA 5’s improved IPC performance.
Memory will use GDDR7 with either a 160-bit or 192-bit bus, achieving speeds up to 32Gbps for bandwidth between 640GB/s and 768GB/s—outpacing the PS5 Pro’s 576GB/s.
Estimated rasterization performance:
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3x the PS5
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2x the PS5 Pro
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Comparable to an NVIDIA RTX 4080 in raw rendering power
Ray tracing improvements could be 6–10x faster due to AMD’s architecture upgrades. Backward compatibility with PS4 and PS5 is expected, with production starting mid-2027 and a release by late 2027 or early 2028. Price estimates are around $499.
PlayStation Handheld: Portable Power with RDNA 5
The Project Canis handheld will feature a monolithic 3nm chip with 4 Zen 6C cores and 12–20 RDNA 5 CUs, clocked between 1.6 and 2.2GHz. Paired with LPDDR5X 7500 RAM on a 128-bit bus, the device aims for a 15W power target.
Performance is expected to be around half that of the PS5, but ray tracing capabilities will see a significant boost. Other features include:
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Backward compatibility with PS4 and PS5
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MicroSD & M.2 SSD support
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Haptic feedback and dual microphones
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Touchscreen and USB-C with fast charging + video output
Pricing is estimated at $400–$500, putting it in competition with high-end gaming handhelds, but launching alongside the PS6 for maximum impact.
Xbox Magnus Also in the Works
The leak also mentions Microsoft’s Project Magnus—an Xbox console with 11 Zen 6 cores and 68 CUs, potentially outperforming the PS5 Pro. It’s expected no earlier than 2027, aligning with rumors of Microsoft aiming for a competitive launch window.
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