Sony has been conserving its playing cards fairly near its chest with the reveal of the PS5, slowly trickling info right down to the plenty. Today that silence is lastly over and we all know precisely how highly effective the PS5 is.
Microsoft lately confirmed off the total weight of the Xbox Series X, so we’ve put collectively a desk that reveals the 2 consoles aspect by aspect. In phrases of uncooked energy, Microsoft is a transparent winner.
PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X – how do the specs examine?
So. PlayStation 5. Xbox Series X. Plus their last-generation siblings. How do all of the specs and numbers examine and stack up? Here’s them multi function place.
| PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X | PlayStation 4 | Xbox One X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 8 Zen 2 Cores @ 3.5GHz (variable frequency) | 8x Cores @ 3.8GHz | 8 Jaguar Cores @ 1.6GHz | 8x Cores @ 2.Three GHz Custom Jaguar CPU |
| GPU | 10.28 teraflops 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency) Custom RDNA 2 |
12 teraflops 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 |
1.84 teraflops 18 CUs @ 800MHz Custom GCN |
6 TFLOPS 40 CUs @ 1.172 GHz Custom GCN + Polaris |
| Memory/Interface | 16GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR5 | 12 GB GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/s | 10GB @ 560 GB/s 6GB @ 336 GB/s |
176GB/s | 326 GB/s |
| Internal Storage | 825GB Custom SSD | 1TB Custom NVME SSD | 500GB HDD | 1TB HDD |
| IO Throughput | Raw: 5.5GB per-second Compressed: Typical 8-9GB per-second |
Raw: 2.Four GB/s Compressed: 4.Eight GB/s |
Around 50-100MB/s | 120 MB/s (reductions search overhead & system utilization) |
| Expandable Storage | NVMe SSD Slot | 1 TB Expansion Card Identical efficiency to inside storage |
Replaceable inside HDD | n/a |
| External Storage | USB HDD Support | USB 3.2 External HDD | USB HDD Support | USB 3.2 External HDD |
| Optical Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive | Blu-ray Drive | 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive |
How a lot does this issue into your next-gen shopping for selections? We at present don’t have any phrase on games, however will you wait to see what exclusives are on the horizon earlier than you make up your thoughts or will you go for the extra highly effective machine? How a lot will value issue into your choice?
While we nonetheless haven’t any phrase on the value of the PS5 or Xbox Series X, each consoles are due out earlier than the tip of the 12 months, assuming they’re not delayed by the coronavirus. Hopefully they’re not pushed again too lengthy – sales of PS4 and Xbox One have declined since the announcement of next-gen machines, so persons are clearly prepared for the leap.
