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| Xbox 360
| PlayStation 3
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| CPU
| Custom IBM PowerPC CPU
- 3 symmetrical cores @3.2 GHz each
- 2 hardware threads per core, 6 total
- VMX-128 vector unit per core; 3 total
- 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
- 1 MB L2 cache
| Cell Processor
- PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
- 1 VMX vector unit per core
- 7x SPE @3.2GHz
- 7x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
- 7x 256KB SRAM for SPE
- 512KB L2 cache
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| Graphics
| Microsoft/ATI @500MHz
- 10 MB of embedded DRAM
- 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines
- Unified shader architecture
- 48 billion shader operations per second
| NVIDIA RSX @550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Dual screen output, each up to 1080p resolution (1920×1080)
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| Memory
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- 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
- 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
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| Memory Bandwidth
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- 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
- 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
- 21.6 GB/s front-side bus
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- Main RAM: 25.6GB/s
- VRAM: 22.4GB/s
- RSX: 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
- SB: 2.5GB/s
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| Floating Point Performance
| 1 Teraflop
| 2.18 Teraflops
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| HDD
| Detachable 20GB
| Detachable 2.5" HDD
(size TBA)
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| Communication
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- Ethernet
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g (optional extra)
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- 3x Ethernet
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g (built-in)
- Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
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| I/O
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- up to 4 wireless controllers
- 3x USB 2.0 ports
- 2x memory unit slots
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- up to 7 wireless controllers (Bluetooth)
- 4x Front USB (2.0)
- 2x Rear USB (2.0)
- 1x Memory Stick Standard/Duo, PRO x 1
- 1x SD standard/mini
- 1x CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1
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| AV Connections
| Component, composite, VGA, Optical Audio
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- 2x HDMI, Optical Audio, AV Multi
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| Video Output
| 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i
| 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
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| Audio Output
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- Multi-channel surround sound output
- Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio
- 320 independent decompression channels
- 32-bit audio processing
- Over 256 audio channels
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- Dolby 5.1, DTS, LPCM, etc.
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| Disc Media
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- CD:
CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
- DVD:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW
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- CD:
CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, DualDisc
- DVD:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
- Blu-ray Disc:
BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
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| Backwards Compatible?
| “Selected Backward Compatibility”
| Compatible with PlayStation& PlayStation 2
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| Price
| "around US$299-$360 depending on pack-ins"
| "under US$465"
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| Launch Date
| "Holiday 2005"
| "Spring 2006" |
Which one do you think is better?! 
