Microsoft Xbox 360 vs Microsoft Xbox One X

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Xbox 360 compared with Xbox One X

	MicrosoftXbox 360	MicrosoftXbox One X
Overview
Released
Released	December 2005	November 2017
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz	Custom AMD CPU (Jaguar variant), 8 cores, 2.3 GHz
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz	AMD Radeon (Scorpio Engine), 40 compute units
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	6 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	512 MB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	20 GB	1 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	IBM PowerPC-based tri-core Xenon CPU at 3.2 GHz (Microsoft)	8-core custom AMD CPU at 2.3 GHz
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos at 500 MHz with 10 MB of eDRAM frame buffer memory (Microsoft)	6 TFLOPS; 40 compute units (2,560 shaders) at 1172 MHz (AnandTech)
Memory detail
Memory detail	512 MB GDDR3 at 700 MHz, shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	12 GB GDDR5 at 326 GB/s; 8 GB flash memory (Microsoft)
Storage detail
Storage detail	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive	1 TB hard drive; 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage	External USB 3.0 drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	4K up to 60 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV port only on the first models, with composite, RGB SCART, component or VGA cables; up to 1080p after the autumn 2006 software update; HDMI on later 2007 models (Microsoft)	HDMI 2.0b out, 2160p at 60 Hz, AMD FreeSync; HDMI 1.4b in
HDR
HDR	–	HDR10
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	–	AMD FreeSync
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)	DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby TrueHD with Atmos, PCM 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,500 g (better)	3,810 g
Power use
Power use	–	245 W internal power supply (AnandTech)
Colours
Colours	White with a grey DVD tray	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN	HDMI 2.0b out, HDMI 1.4b in, 3 × USB 3.0, IR out, S/PDIF, Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)	Dual-band Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct (2x2 802.11ac, AnandTech); IR blaster
Controller
Controller	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired	Xbox Wireless Controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games, some enhanced for Xbox One X