![]() ![]() ![]() This wouldn’t be such a huge sticking point if we knew Microsoft wasn’t capable of installing larger hard drives in its systems, but the existence of the 2TB Xbox One S proves that it is indeed possible and Microsoft willingly chose not to include one here. It’s also non-negotiable, since the Xbox One is being phased out, and no 2TB model emerged. Where the Xbox One X's specs falter is with the hard drive – a small 1TB drive that comes standard in every system. That memory runs into a bit of a bottleneck at the buffer, which is limited to 218GB/s, but it still puts out around 4 Tflops of performance. Sony’s system is a fairly competent competitor – its GPU has 36 compute units at 911Mhz that work in tandem with a 2.1GHz CPU and 8GB of GDDR5 memory. Both were released midway through the last generation, and each aims for 4K gaming, so they are directly comparable. The more important comparison for the Xbox One X specs, and the one Microsoft would rather you focus on, is those of the PS4 Pro. The Xbox One X's rear ports are identical to those on the Xbox One S. That’s a 76% increase compared to the CPU inside the original Xbox One and Xbox One S, but probably only puts it in the ballpark of a current-gen Intel Core i3 processor (remember, however, that these numbers don’t translate to PCs very well). On the CPU side, the Xbox One X is running a custom chip with eight Jaguar CPU cores clocked at 2.3GHz. So you can definitely buy a gaming PC that's better than this – especially in 2020. you wouldn't be comparing apples to apples). Unlike a video card’s dedicated VRAM, the Xbox One X’s 12GB of RAM is split between the system and the GPU (i.e. The specs in the Xbox One X are pretty extensive, and helped usher in a new era of 4K HDR gaming in the living room that the Series S and Series X will continue. It features a GPU clocked at 1172MHz leaving the console with 6 teraflops of graphical computing power. The console comes equipped with an eight-core CPU clocked at 2.3GHz, alongside 12GB of GDDR5 RAM. ![]() If you’re looking to see the real differences between the Xbox One X and every other console that’s come before it, all you’d need to do is open the lid. It goes without saying, though, that this is no longer the console you want if you're looking for a top-of-the-line machine in 2020. Mechanically, it's the same old ergonomic Xbox One controller: but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's not the first console to do so (that award goes to the Dreamcast, and even the SNES had its own mouse), but the feature will be welcomed by gamers who prefer this more accurate and responsive control scheme. If controllers are a bit too imprecise for your liking, Xbox One X does support keyboard and mouse controls for some games ( Gears 5, The Sims 4 and Metro Exodus as a few examples). You can't fix what isn't broken, apparently. To the surprise of no one, the console does not see the return of the original Xbox One's Kinect port – if you haven’t heard, Kinect (Microsoft's motion-sensing camera) has been officially dead for a long time, and Microsoft has even stopped selling the adaptors that allowed it to work on modern consoles.Ĭontroller-wise the new machine is packing a darker gamepad which, for all intents and purposes, is exactly the same mechanically as the one that currently ships with the Xbox One S. From left to right you’ve got a power connector, HDMI out, HDMI in, two USB ports, an IR out, an Optical Audio port and an Ethernet port. Round the back, similarities to the One S continue. This might sound mundane if you’re not totally up-to-date on what 4K Blu-rays are, but considering that Microsoft’s 4K consoles were the only ones on the market with that ability until the PS5 and Xbox Series X launched, it’s worth pointing out. The aforementioned disc tray not only plays the best Xbox One games, but 4K Blu-rays as well. A small shift in the location of the disc drive is the biggest design difference between the X and the S. ![]()
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