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Xbox Series X
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Basic Information
Type(s)
Home Console
Generation
Ninth
Microsoft Corporation
Status
Upcoming
Xbox One, Xbox One X
PlayStation 5
Technical Information
Variant(s)
Xbox Series S
United Nations International Release
November 102020
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Xbox Series X, previously known under the codename Project Scarlett and announced as part of a new range of consoles under the Xbox Series brand,[1] is an upcoming ninth-generation home console developed by Microsoft Corporation. It was formally announced at E3 2019, while the name and console appearance were revealed on December 13, 2019. It is the successor to the Xbox One X. Technical specifications were released on March 16, 2020. On September 9, 2020, the release date of November 10, 2020 was confirmed with pre-orders available for both the Xbox Series X and its sister console that was announced on the same day, the Xbox Series S, as of September 22, 2020. On the same day, Microsoft also announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will also include EA Play for consoles and PCs at no extra charge.

Features

  • Backwards compatibility with select Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles, plus Xbox One Controller support
  • New Bluetooth Xbox Series X/S Controller
  • Streaming support via Project xCloud

Full Specifications

CPU 8 x Cores @ 3.80 GHz (3.66 GHz w/ SMT) AMD Custom Zen 2 CPU
GPU 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU
Die Size 360.45 mm2
Process 7nm Enhanced
Memory 16 GiB GDDR6 w/ 320 MiB Bus
Memory Bandwidth 10 GiB @ 560 GiB/s, 6 GiB @ 336 GiB/s
Internal Storage 1 TiB Custom NVME SSD
I/O Throughput 24 GiB/s (Raw), 4.8 GiB/s (Compressed, with custom hardware decompression block)
Expandable Storage 1 TiB Expansion Card (matches internal storage exactly)
External Storage USB 3.2 External HDD Support
Optical Drive 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive
Performance Target 4K @ 60 FPS, Up to 120 FPS. 8K Capable.
Optimized for Xbox Series X branding

The Optimized for Series X logo.

See also

References

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