PlayStation 6 will not have the full RDNA 5 experience

Even though rumors for a new PS6 have gone to 2028 or 2029they keep appearing new data of the architecture that this next Sony console will use. We already know that the main SoC will be a joint work with AMD, a custom solution that will carry the RDNA 5 graphics architecture, although it seems not in all its splendor. According to what KeplerL2 tells us the RDNA 5 that PS6 will carry will not be complete.

The PlayStation 6 will have RDNA 5 architecture, but it will not come complete

The message has been brief and clear, PS6 will feature RDNA 5 graphics architecture AMD’s next generation, although will not have the full experience that this next next generation of graphics will offer. In the same message, KeplerL2 also reminded us that the current PlayStation 5 has a similar scenarioand does not have complete RDNA 2but, being a customized SoC, they have introduced RDNA 1 complete and they have added RDNA 2 features like ray tracing.

It is not clear What features will RDNA 5 exclude?since at the moment this is an architecture that has not been presented. Many users bet that a NPU has no place on a console like PlayStation 6, although it may also be remove other unusual features on these devices for gaming, such as video encoding and decoding, or productivity functions.

AMD’s custom SoC for PS6 will be able to do without some features that are not very useful in a console

In any case, it seems that we will have to wait until 2028 or 2029 to know exactly how this next custom SoC will be constituted. What we do know for sure is that AMD together with Sony are working to offer a gaming experience according to a next generation like PlayStation 6.