Sony PS3 vs Microsoft Xbox

Sony PS3 $500
Microsoft Xbox $300
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
Base Price (MSRP)
$300
CPU
Cell Broadband Engine
CPU
Pentium III XBOX
GPU
RSX
GPU
XGPU
Memory
256MB
Memory
64MB
Storage
20GB
Storage
8GB
Display
No Display
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No Display
Cell Broadband Engine
8 Cores
9 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Pentium III XBOX
1 Core
1 Thread
0.733GHz Clock
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RSX
24 Shaders
550MHz
256MB GDDR3
20.8GB/s Bandwidth
XGPU
4 Shaders
233MHz
64MB DDR
6.4GB/s Bandwidth
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FP32 0.19 TFLOPS
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256MB
GDDR3-1300
64MB
DDR-400
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
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20GB
8GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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2x Blu-Ray 8.58MB/s
Slot Loading
5x DVD-ROM 6.6MB/s
Tray Loading
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Not Included
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Not Included
1x Sixaxis Wireless Controller
1x Xbox Controller
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
No Speakers
No Speakers
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
No Bluetooth
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Data
4x Proprietary
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Network
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No Battery
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No Battery
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PlayStation
Xbox
Build Material
Plastic
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Plastic
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Height
325 mm (12.8 in)
Width
275 mm (10.8 in)
Depth
98 mm (3.9 in)
Volume
8.76 L
Height
100 mm (3.9 in)
Width
320 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
8.32 L
Weight
5 kg (11 lb)
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3.86 kg (8.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Change Comparison