Introducing the Xbox One X Dev Kit

Important The initial set of Xbox One X dev kits shipped in April 2017 do not have a wireless adapter.

The Xbox One X dev kit is designed from the ground up to make development for the Xbox One family of devices as productive as possible.

Front view of the Xbox One X dev kit
Back view of the Xbox One X dev kit
Summary of the features of the Xbox One X dev kit
XDK Transfer Device
Console placement and lab management considerations

Front view of the Xbox One X dev kit

Back view of the Xbox One X dev kit

Summary of the features of the Xbox One X dev kit

For an overview of the hardware specs for the Xbox One X retail console see: Xbox One X Retail Console Hardware Specs

The Xbox One X dev kit adds the following to the Xbox One X retail console:

4 more CUs: GPU with 44 (CUs) running at 1.172GHz, giving a total of 6.6 TFLOPs
12 GB of GDDR5 RAM for development purposes
An additional Gigabit ethernet port for debugging and tool network traffic
A 1TB NVMe SSD in addition to the 1TB retail drive. This is the default drive during title development
3 additional front facing USB 3.0 ports (Note: Use these for accessories not for XTD)
256 x 64 x 4bbp Programmable Front Panel OLED display
1 Programmable 4-way directional input (DPAD) with select
5 Programmable Buttons and LEDs
Real-time clock with battery backup

Note Important: The additional GPU CUs, the additional memory and the SSD mean that by default Xbox One X dev kits are faster than Xbox One X retail consoles. See Using Console Modes on Xbox One X Dev Kits to Test Your Game for more information.

Note Do not use the debug ethernet port for console activation, activation will not work. Use the standard retail console ethernet port for console activation.

Figure 1. Schematic comparison between Xbox One X retail console and Xbox One X dev kit

XDK Transfer Device

In addition, each Xbox One X dev kit comes with an XDK Transfer Device (XTD). This is a high-speed USB 3.0 transfer cable with a bandwidth of up to 350MB/s that enables fast title deployment and fast PIX capture and analysis.

Console placement and lab management considerations

Xbox One X consoles should be placed horizontally, and can be stacked up to 10 high. It is important to remember the following:

Air vents are on the sides and the back
Cool air flows in through the sides and warm air is vented through the back

Because the air flows through the sides and back, it’s now possible to stack the consoles. You can stack up to 10 of them. You do need to pay attention to where the air flows. Assuming an ambient temperature of 30C: