Sony PlayStation 6 rumored to launch in 2027, will be powered by AMD UDNA GPU

Right now, the vast majority of console gamers have their eyes set on the Nintendo Switch 2. That said, the rumor mill hardly rests, and now it appears that we may have some interesting developments to report surrounding what will likely be the next big thing for console gamers: Sony's PlayStation 6.

This information comes courtesy of Wccftech, who managed to spot the thread on NeoGAF. The thread included a post by reliable industry tipster KeplerL2, who claimed that the SoC destined for the PlayStation 6, or PS6, is "design complete", and is in the pre-silicon validation stage with tapeout scheduled towards the end of this year. In simpler terms, the chip's design is almost complete and is now undergoing testing to make sure that it functions the way it is supposed to. If that goes to plan, production will begin once the tapeout milestones are reached.

Further, KeplerL2 also added that the GPU that the SoC will utilize is a fork of Gfx13, which basically refers to AMD RDNA 5, now UDNA, likely on a 3nm process and with GDDR7 memory support. The size of the GPU was not revealed, although it would be safe to assume it will likely be a mid-range UDNA chip, as per tradition. A previous rumor did indicate that the Sony PS6's CPU will utilize 3D V-Cache, which will certainly bring about a sizeable jump in gaming performance.

If KeplerL2 is right about the Sony PlayStation 6's SoC being design complete, we can expect the PlayStation 6 to drop sometime in 2027, roughly two years from now. The PlayStation 5 (currently $699 on Amazon) arrived around 7 years after the PlayStation 4, so this timeframe does make sense. Of course, as with all rumors, accept this information with a fair amount of skepticism.