A 6670 is far from powerful....looks like next gen consoles will still be miles apart from mainstream PC performance. I would day at least a 6770....much better choice as for cost I'm sure Microsoft can get a good deal on them for the 6770.

What CPU will it use? Or are both the CPU and GPU units incorporated on the same IC?

PC gamins is gonna suck so much more in the coming years if next-gen consoles are gonna be this bad.

At least there is the possibility that it will run games in DirectX 11. If that's the case then it would help improve the quality of PC graphics. The 6670 isn't a bad card, I put one in a friends system and it does a fine job at 1440X900. I just don't want to see this thing be $600-$700 at release just to have the largest harddrive

Surely in 1.5 years time MS could fit something better than a 6670 in there?

This needs to be taken down, Avast caught a trojan when I clicked on it. And if that's what the 720 looks like(as well as the controller) then It won't sell at all.

Since there is no need for DirectX on the xbox devs can get much more out of the cheaper GPUs.
Though it would be nice to get something better, it probably would push the MRSP way up.

Oh boy, I can't wait for my CDGrinder RROD720. I wonder if I'll have to buy three before I finally realize what a ****ing scam this was.

hopefully they forgot to say it was 2 6670`s crossfired

Unless the new XBox is under ~$350, it's hard to believe that MS is planning to stick a 6670 in a new console a year and a half from now.
<a href="http://www.techspot.com/review/392-budget-gpu-comparison/page3.html">http://www.techspot.com/review/392-budget-gpu-comparison/page3.html</a> - Techspot review of some video cards including the 6670.
Must we live with a Crysis 2, ~30 fps GPU for 6-8 yrs in our future console..?

In 1.5 years, I am sure MS can get it for around $20 - $25. XBox Loop (720) better be less than $150. I am a little disappointed that it's not at least a HD6770. And does the fact that it's not based on Southern Island mean it won't be 4K ready?

What the hell! 6670? Passmark rates it a 1,749 while the 580 Gtx is over 2x as fast at 3,923! and the xbox isn't coming till probably nov, 2013 thats almost 2 years away! Just think what will be out then! The new 680 is already suppose to be 50% faster then the 580. You think they would at least go with a recent GPU when they expect these things to last 8 years... and I don't think Battlefield 3 would even run on ultra with that card...

Why not a Radeon HD 4830? its 10 dlls cheaper and it has a very sightly better performance.

This are just rumors with no actual confirmed specs or anything...

i hope this is not true... cause this is sad. 6670. that means by the time it actually rolls out.... game developers will continue dumbing down the graphics just to fit the 6670's capability. by then PC users will probably be playing with 8970, that's at least two generations ahead and probably six times more powerful than it's console counter part.

lol it better be the 360 came out in 2005

consoles arent bogged down by a resource hog os, ill switch to console gaming when this comes out simply so i can play with friends

You don't need PC level resources on a console to get amazing graphics. They are far more efficient than our PCs. But, with that said, I'm quite sure the xbox systems have been released with pretty high end gpus for their time. I don't really believe this rumor.

You would think Nintendo would get a decent GPU given soo many generations have gone by... PS3 and Xbox was released around the time highend 7000 series Nvidia were out. Look at what they are still squeezing out of that GPU given they have access to the metal. Imagine if they just get this gen or last gen GPU from AMD or Nvidia what they can do with the next gen and keep the price down... oh and that backward compat is starting to look really important now. More so... it is costing more for the games is one argument... I expect full backward compatibility or I'm surely not going to be an early adopter.

Optimization can only do so much, but then again "amazing graphics" is subjective. Use some common sense and take a look at the previous console release, then you will understand why it is very likely that this is the truth.