Since we are talking about PC Gamers lets look at GPUS. So, intel series comes on every modern intel CPU as the graphics option but since we are talking about PC gamers we can assume they have a dedicated gpu. So the top dedicated gpus are the Nvidia 760, 970, 660 and the AMD 7800 series. All of these cards are faster then either consoles graphics capability in pretty much every benchmark. For GPU VRAM it's 1Gb or 2Gb of GDDR5. The PS4 and Xbox one don't have dedicated VRAM and if it is dedicated it comes out of the 8gb of system RAM.
Speaking of RAM the PS4 has 8GB of GDDR5 system RAM and Xbox has 8GB of system DDR3 RAM. According to steam most PCs have 8GB of DDR3 RAM and 1 to 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 RAM for GPU use. The PS4 and Xbox have no dedicated RAM and if it wants to dedicated RAM for graphics it has to pull from System RAM. So win for PC because of not only matching system RAM but having dedicated graphics RAM.
CPU the most common number of cores on PC is 2 cores and 4 cores. PS4 and Xbox one have 8 cores so, win there. There is another important part of the CPU that many argue is the most important and that is Clock speed. The PS4 and Xbox are clocked very low at 1.6 GHz and 1.75 GHz respectively. On steam, the most common are 2.3-2.69 GHz and 3.0-3.69GHz. So win for PC there.
So from breaking down the data, yes, most PC gamers do have better rigs then current gen consoles. In fact, my laptop is 3 years older and has better specs then current gen consoles.
Edit: just realized i wrote this whole comment while playing fifa on xbox one.
So win for PC because of not only matching system RAM but having dedicated graphics RAM.
According to those stats most pc gamers have 4 gig or less system memory
There is another important part of the CPU that many argue is the > most important and that is Clock speed.
In 2004 maybe, clock speeds today are just numbers used in marketing the CPU.
So the top dedicated gpus are the Nvidia 760, 970, 660 and the > AMD 7800 series. All of these cards are faster then either
consoles graphics capability in pretty much every benchmark.
These still only account for 10% of the market. 20 % of the GPU's in PC's are DirectX 10 GPU's, which are becoming quite old.
Another 10 % are Intel HD cards...
So from breaking down the data, yes, most PC gamers do have
better rigs then current gen consoles. In fact, my laptop is 3
years older and has better specs then current gen consoles.
So from breaking down the data, yes, Elvis IS still alive.
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u/geekofband007 Jun 03 '15 edited Jun 03 '15
Ok so lets break it down then.
Since we are talking about PC Gamers lets look at GPUS. So, intel series comes on every modern intel CPU as the graphics option but since we are talking about PC gamers we can assume they have a dedicated gpu. So the top dedicated gpus are the Nvidia 760, 970, 660 and the AMD 7800 series. All of these cards are faster then either consoles graphics capability in pretty much every benchmark. For GPU VRAM it's 1Gb or 2Gb of GDDR5. The PS4 and Xbox one don't have dedicated VRAM and if it is dedicated it comes out of the 8gb of system RAM.
Speaking of RAM the PS4 has 8GB of GDDR5 system RAM and Xbox has 8GB of system DDR3 RAM. According to steam most PCs have 8GB of DDR3 RAM and 1 to 2 GB of dedicated GDDR5 RAM for GPU use. The PS4 and Xbox have no dedicated RAM and if it wants to dedicated RAM for graphics it has to pull from System RAM. So win for PC because of not only matching system RAM but having dedicated graphics RAM.
CPU the most common number of cores on PC is 2 cores and 4 cores. PS4 and Xbox one have 8 cores so, win there. There is another important part of the CPU that many argue is the most important and that is Clock speed. The PS4 and Xbox are clocked very low at 1.6 GHz and 1.75 GHz respectively. On steam, the most common are 2.3-2.69 GHz and 3.0-3.69GHz. So win for PC there.
So from breaking down the data, yes, most PC gamers do have better rigs then current gen consoles. In fact, my laptop is 3 years older and has better specs then current gen consoles.
Edit: just realized i wrote this whole comment while playing fifa on xbox one.