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News hardware & software 16 March 2020, 14:57

author: Mathias Zulpo

Xbox Series X Full Hardware Specs Are Finally Here

Microsoft unveiled full hardware specifications of its upcoming Xbox Series X console. Here's what it takes to hit 4K and 60fps in every game.

Xbox Series X’s specs were unveiled on Monday by Microsoft in a lengthy “closer-look” piece covering all the technical aspects of the upcoming Microsoft console.

“The team knew they needed to build a next generation console that could run games in 4K at 60 fps with no compromises for developers,” Microsoft wrote, explaining the company’s main focus with the console. The specs follow.

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You don’t see a PC like this everyday.

Xbox Series X full hardware specs

  1. PERFORMANCE TARGET: 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS
  2. CPU: 8x Cores @ 3.8 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU
  3. GPU: 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU
  4. INTERNAL STORAGE: 1 TB Custom NVME SSD
  5. EXPANDABLE STORAGE: 1 TB Expansion Card (matches internal storage exactly)
  6. EXTERNAL STORAGE: USB 3.2 External HDD Support
  7. MEMORY: 16 GB GDDR6 w/ 320mb bus
  8. MEMORY BANDWIDTH: 10GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s
  9. OPTICAL DRIVE: 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive
  10. DIE SIZE: 360.45 mm2
  11. PROCESS: 7nm Enhanced

Digital Foundry also made a video showcasing “the power of X” in action. In their deep-dive video, ray-tracing, loading times, and quick resume have all been thoroughly tested. Watch the results below:

  1. Xbox – official homepage