The rumors of Microsoft planning to debut a cheaper and less-powerful Xbox Series X, alongside the standard one, have been around for some time. It was said to feature an underclocked CPU and no physical drive. But the latest report seems to suggest that it isn’t the case and you won’t have to compromise on power with the cheaper variant.
I’ve been reporting on Xbox Lockhart having a slightly underclocked CPU, but I now believe it’s the same speed as Series X. Just different GPU frequencies and CU counts 👍
Warren continues to dole out additional details for this cheaper Xbox Series X variant in the tweets to follow. This includes the availability of less usable RAM (7.5GB) in Xbox Lockhart as compared to 13.5GB usable RAM in the Series X. It will only offer up to 4 teraflops of GPU performance while the Series X targets up to 12 teraflops, as per the official hardware specs. The machine will still manage to pump out stable frame rates at a lower resolution.
