PlayStation 6 Leaks Suggest 30GB GDDR7 RAM

New leaks from a prominent hardware insider suggest Sony's next-generation PlayStation console could feature significantly upgraded memory, nearly doubling the capacity of the current PlayStation 5 to support more demanding games.

The rumors, shared by leaker Kepler L2 on online forums including Reddit's GamingLeaksAndRumours and NeoGAF, point to the PlayStation 6 home console launching with 30 gigabytes of GDDR7 RAM. This would represent a substantial increase from the 16 gigabytes of GDDR6 in the PlayStation 5 and its Pro variant. The setup reportedly involves 10 modules of 3 gigabytes each, arranged in a clamshell configuration on a 160-bit memory bus. Operating at transfer speeds of 32 gigabytes per second per chip, the system could achieve approximately 640 gigabytes per second of bandwidth, according to the details provided.

A companion handheld version of the PlayStation 6 is also in the speculation, with 24 gigabytes of RAM divided across eight 3-gigabyte modules. While some reports specify LPDDR5X memory for the portable device to optimize power efficiency, others align it with GDDR7 similar to the home console. The handheld, internally codenamed Canis, would use an AMD...