When Sony and Microsoft announced the specs of their new video game consoles, gamers were quick to realize that the architecture of the next-generation console is nearly identical to that of a high-end PC. 8GB of RAM, 8-core processors, and AMD graphics cards make for powerful machines, but do the consoles stack up to their gaming PC counterparts? According to an interview with a Nvidia executive at PCPowerPlay , the answer is no. In fact, Nvidia Senior VP Tony Tamasi believes that it is "no longer possible for a console to be a better or more capable graphics platform than the PC."
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Nvidia: It is ‘no longer possible’ for video game consoles to catch up to PCs