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- The PS5 Lead Architect is working on engineering AMD’s RDNA 5 GPUs.
- This is part of Project Amethyst, the upcoming AMD GPUs will offer the first glimpse at PS6 tech.
- PS5 Pro will also receive a massive boost with PSSR being replaced by FSR 4 sometime next year.
While AMD has delivered SoC chips for Sony consoles throughout the last two generations, their partnership is only getting stronger. The two companies have partnered on Project Amethyst, aiming to develop AI and machine learning tech for games that, while broadly applicable, will help define PS6’s technology.
PS5 Lead Architect has now begun working on AMD’s upcoming RDNA 5 GPU lineup, which will later lay the foundation for the technology used in the PS6.
Why it matters: Project Amethyst will help shape the future of both console and PC gaming. AMD and Sony’s partnership will ensure that the next-gen console will have a big leap compared to the recent plateau.
Tom’s Guide spoke with PS5 Lead Architect Mark Cerny about what’s next for Project Amethyst. Details on the next-generation Sony consoles weren’t discussed explicitly, but we may get a glimpse of them soon.
Big chunks of RDNA 5, or whatever AMD ends up calling it, are coming out of the engineering I am doing on the project.
The said GPU lineup is expected to be released in 2026, with the following year set to debut Sony’s PS6, according to rumours. Moreover, Project Amethyst is not Sony’s proprietary technology and is shared freely among Sony and AMD, as stated in the report.
Beyond that, Project Amethyst’s first result is expected to bear fruit soon, starting with the PS5 Pro. The mid-generation console will receive a significant technology upgrade sometime next year, which will serve as a replacement for the current PSSR.
AMD’s FSR 4 will be the new upscaler, and it will be the full-fat version of the technology, rather than a cut-down version.
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