These are the system specifications of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Revolution. If you want to know the system specifications of the XBox, Game Cube, Playstation 2, and Dreamcast that chart is located here.
For an explanation of some of the system specifications go here.
Microsoft Xbox 360 |
Sony Playstation 3 |
Nintendo Wii |
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| Release Dates | ||||
| November 22, 2005 | November 2006 | November 2006 | n/a | |
| Processors | ||||
| Manufacturer(s) | IBM | Toshiba, IBM | IBM | n/a |
| Type | PowerPC | Cell | PowerPC | n/a |
| Manufacturing Process | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | n/a |
| Number of Processor Cores | 3 | 7 | 1 | XB & PS3, NR |
| Threads per Core | 2 each for a total of simultaneous 6 threads | 2, 14 total | 1 | XB & PS3, NR |
| Bit | 128 bit | 128 bit | 64 bit | XB & PS3, NR |
| Clock Speeds | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz | PS3, XB, NR |
| Cache | 1 MB shared, 32 kb data and 32 kb instruction each | 512 shared, 256 kb SRAM each | 256 kb | XB, NR, PS3 |
| Math Performance | 9 Billion Dot Product operations per second | 12 Billion Dot Product operations per second | 5 Billion Dot Product operations per second | PS3, XB, NR |
| Peak Instructions Per Second | 1 trillion | 1.5 trillion | 500 billion | PS3, XB, NR |
| Graphics Cards | ||||
| Manufacturer | ATI | nVidia | ATI | n/a |
| Shader Pipelines | 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically-scheduled, 48 billion operations per second | 32 | 32 | XB, PS3 & NR |
| Memory | 10 MB embedded DRAM | 256MB GDDR3 V-RAM @700MHz | no | XB, PS3 & NR |
| Pixel Fill Rate | 16 Gigasamples per second using 4X MSAA | 12 Gigasamples per second using 4X MSAA | 8 Gigasamples per second using 4X MSAA | XB, PS3, NR |
| Triangle Fill Rate | 500 Million per second | 550 Million per second | 400 Million per second | XB, PS3, NR |
| Clockspeed | 500 MHz | 550 MHz | 400 MHz | XB, PS3, NR |
| Memory | ||||
| Main | 512 MB GDDR3 | 256MB XDR | 256 MB | XB & PS3, NR |
| Bus | 256 bit | 64 bit | 256 bit | XB & NR, PS3 |
| Frequency | 700 MHz | 3.2 GHz | n/a | XB, NR, PS3 |
| Bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s (actually 256 GB/s equivalent) | 25.6 GB/s | n/a | XB, NR, PS3 |
| Hard Drives | ||||
| Hard Drive | yes, optional | yes | yes | XB & PS3 & NR |
| Size | 20 GB removable and upgrade able | 20 GB | 8 GB | XB, PS3, NR |
Sound |
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| Type | X3D Audio | 3D Audio | 3D Audio | n/a |
| Supported Formats | DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 (supported in all games), 6.1, 7.1, WMA Output Format |
Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS | Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS | XB, PS3 &NR |
Memory Cards |
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| Slots | 2 | 2 | 2 | XB & PS3 & NR |
| Capacity | 64 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | XB, PS3 & NR |
Optical Media drive |
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| Type | Dual Layer DVD-ROM | Blue Ray/DVD-ROM | Custom | PS3, XB, NR |
| Readable Formats | DVD, CD, Xbox 1 games, HD-DVD with addon | DVD, CD, Blue Ray, PS2 games, PS1 games, SACD, DualDisc | DVD, Game Cube games | PS3, XB, GC |
| Speed | 12x | 1x | 8x | XB, PS3, NR (based on GB/s) |
| Capacity | 7 GB | 50 GB | 4 GB | PS3, XB, NR |
| Size | 80 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | XB & PS3 & NR |
| Controllers | ||||
| Number of Controller Ports | 4 wireless, 2 wired (only a total of 4 can be used at once) | 7 wireless | 4 wireless | PS3, XB & NR |
| Wireless Controllers | built in wireless | built in wireless bluetooth | built in wireless | n/a |
| Type | 360 | PS3 | Revolution | n/a |
| Buttons | 4 pressure sensitive, 2 shoulder, 2 normal, 1 UI menu | 4 pressure sensitive, 4 shoulder pressure sensitive, 2 normal | customizable | n/a |
| Triggers | 2 analog | no | customizable | n/a |
| Analog Sticks | 2, each can push in for a button | 2, each can push in for a button | customizable | n/a |
| Directional Pads | 1 8-way | 1 8-way | customizable | n/a |
| Vibration | 2 engines | 2 engines | yes | n/a |
| Networking | ||||
| Connection | 10/100/1000 ethernet built in, Wireless add on | 10/100 ethernet, Wireless add-on | Wireless | XB, PS3, NR |
Output |
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| Video | 640i, 640p, 720p, 1080i, 4:3, 16:9(all games support 720p and 1080i 16:9 with antialiasing enabled) | 640i, 640p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 4:3, 16:9, 1 or 2 displays | 640i, 640p, 4:3 | XB, PS3, NR |
More |
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| Connections | 3 USB 2.0 | 1394 (firewire), 6 USB 2.0 | custom | XB & PS3, NR |
Last Updated on May 15, 2006
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