Microsoft and Sony have been working for some time on their next-generation consoles. A few weeks ago, leaks already revealed early details about the upcoming PlayStation 6, and now a new leak points to the amount of memory the system is expected to include.
PlayStation 6 Memory Details Revealed
First of all, it is important to clarify that we are not talking about traditional RAM in the usual sense. As with current consoles, PlayStation systems use shared memory, meaning the same memory pool is used by both the system and the graphics hardware.
According to recent rumors, PlayStation 6 will feature a very large amount of memory. The leak suggests that Sony’s next console will come with 30 GB of GDDR7 memory, which would represent a clear step forward compared to the current generation.
The information also mentions Sony’s rumored new portable console. This device would reportedly include 24 GB of memory, although instead of GDDR7, it would use LPDDR5X, a type of memory better suited for power efficiency in portable hardware.
The leak, shared on NeoGAF (thanks VideoCardz), claims that Sony plans to use 3 GB GDDR7 memory modules for the PS6. While the memory bus would be reduced from 256-bit to 160-bit, the higher speed of 32 Gbps per chip would still allow for a total bandwidth of 640 GB/s, around 11% higher than the PS5 Pro.
If these details are accurate, the next PlayStation generation should have more than enough memory to handle future games without major limitations. Even though no specific GPU details are mentioned in this leak, it is already expected that Sony will once again rely on AMD, likely using the upcoming RDNA 5 architecture.
At the moment, this is still unofficial information, but the numbers suggest a strong focus on performance. It is also worth noting that, based on current memory prices, the cost of memory alone for these systems could already exceed 500 dollars, highlighting how ambitious Sony’s next hardware could be.
As always with leaks, these details should be taken with caution, but they offer an interesting look at what Sony may be planning for the future of PlayStation.
In other news, analysts have recently warned that the PS6 release may be pushed back to 2029 or 2030, extending the current PS5 lifecycle beyond the traditional seven-year cycle.
