As a US-based chipmaker, AMD recently confirmed that they are powering the gaming rig inside the Tesla’s Model S and Model X. Elon Musk released a statement and said that the new models can run PS5 level entertainment computing power.
Musk Announces PS5 Computing Power
As per the latest reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to announced that the new Model S and X will have PS5 computing power. He had earlier claimed that the one would be able to play The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 on a 10 teraflop gaming rig stuffing into the new Tesla Model S and X.
Soon after his Tweet, the Twitteratis started to storm him with queries. One user asked if it can play Cyberpunk 2077. While another user said that they can imagine people hacking into the cars and use the processing powers to mine cryptos. And the new Tesla owners would be left wondering why their batteries are draining fast.
Reports suggest that the Radeon 6600M chip comes with 28CUs and 1792 shader units — compared to the 36CUs and an estimated 2304 shader units worth of RDNA 2 GPU in Sony’s PlayStation 5, which also claims to be a 10-teraflop gaming rig.
The performance would depend on the software platform. However, with the 10-teraflop PS5 and the 12-teraflop Xbox Series X — and a recent job posting by Tesla suggests game developers may be building for Linux if they want to target the new Tesla in-car gaming rigs, the report said.
Elon Musk Accuses EV Makers of Delays
Reports suggest that Musk recently announced that the EV makers is reportedly delaying its Model S Plaid delivery event. The new electric vehicle would need another week of tu
The CEO said that the delay had to do with making sure that the new battery pack in the updated Model S is going to be safe.
