AMD Navi GPU For PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett Spotted; Specs & Features Leaked

A new AMD device named ATI-102-D18802 was spotted with RRA certification. This fuels speculation that it could be the rumored AMD Navi graphics processing card designed to compete with Nvidia’s RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 Super, two of the most powerful GPUs available in the market today. Additionally, many think that this is the same high-end GPU that is going to power the next generation gaming consoles, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Scarlett.

The recently spotted ATI-102-D18802 RRA certification was reported by Wccftech, which noticed that the string of digits is similar to the naming convention AMD uses on its other devices. This leads Wccftech’s Usman Pirzada to conclude that this might be the powerful GPU utilizing the latest Navi architecture. But what does this RRA certification implies?

It simply means that AMD could have cemented its plans for its high-end GPU and filed it to the authorities. The certification could also be an indicator that the new AMD high-end GPU could be arriving soon. It could take between three and six months for the RRA certification before the final product becomes commercially available.

Additionally, the product name found in the RRA certification aligns with the previous AMD naming conventions for its GPUs, and the D18 part of the name is possibly indicating that this is indeed a Navi GPU. The 802 part could suggest that it is a more powerful version of the previous Navi cards, which has a code name D18205. Given the timing of the said certification, several tech enthusiasts believe that it could be the rumored RDNA 2-based full AMD Navi chip.

RDNA is AMD’s next-generation GPU technology believed to arrive next year. If this is RDNA 2-based, it could feature a built-in ray tracing support, which could be the same GPU that powers both Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Scarlett consoles. Both gaming console makers have earlier confirmed that their upcoming consoles will run on AMD hardware. In other words, the recent RRA certification could be our first glimpse at the graphics technology powering the forthcoming next-generation consoles.

But, the RRA certification says nothing directly about all of these. At this point, these are just speculations.