Xbox Helix may outpace PlayStation 6 with 56 TFLOPS GPU

Leaked specifications suggest the Xbox Helix GPU could deliver 56 teraflops, outpacing the PlayStation 6’s projected 40 teraflops. Both chips are said to be in the tape‑out stage, according to leaker Kepler_L2, meaning the silicon designs are ready for manufacturing. The PS6 GPU is reported to use AMD’s RDNA 5 architecture, feature 40‑48 compute units, run at a 160 W thermal design power and support up to 30 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 160‑bit bus with 640 GB/s bandwidth. The Helix GPU also relies on RDNA 5 and is claimed to reach 56 teraflops, giving it roughly a 40 % theoretical advantage on paper. Xbox Helix is rumored to house up to ten Zen 6 CPU cores with 20 threads, though exact GPU compute‑unit count and memory details have not been disclosed. The leaks note that raw teraflop numbers do not guarantee better gaming performance. Factors such as clock speed, memory bandwidth, ray‑tracing capability, CPU power, upscaling technology and thermal limits all shape real‑world results. For reference, the current Xbox Series X delivers about 10.28 teraflops, while the PS5 sits at the same level and the upcoming PS5 Pro is expected to reach around 18 teraflops. Sony and Microsoft have not confirmed any of the figures, nor have they announced pricing, launch dates or final specifications. The information remains part of ongoing speculation in the console‑hardware rumor cycle.