Microsoft Xbox 360 vs Microsoft Xbox Series X

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Xbox 360 compared with Xbox Series X

	MicrosoftXbox 360	MicrosoftXbox Series X
Overview
Released
Released	December 2005	November 2020
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz	AMD Zen 2, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz	AMD RDNA 2
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	12 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	512 MB	16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	20 GB	1 TB, 2 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Optional
CPU
CPU	IBM PowerPC-based tri-core Xenon CPU at 3.2 GHz (Microsoft)	8 cores at 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz with SMT), custom Zen 2
GPU
GPU	ATI Xenos at 500 MHz with 10 MB of eDRAM frame buffer memory (Microsoft)	52 compute units at 1.825 GHz, custom RDNA 2
Memory detail
Memory detail	512 MB GDDR3 at 700 MHz, shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	16 GB GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus; 10 GB at 560 GB/s and 6 GB at 336 GB/s
Storage detail
Storage detail	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive	Custom NVMe SSD; I/O throughput 2.4 GB/s raw, 4.8 GB/s compressed (hardware decompression). Disc versions have a 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage	Storage Expansion Cards for Xbox Series X|S match internal SSD performance (sold separately); USB 3.1 external hard drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	4K up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
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 2.1; true 4K gaming at up to 120 fps; Microsoft lists up to 8K HDR
HDR
HDR	–	Up to 8K HDR
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	–	HDMI Variable Refresh Rate and AMD FreeSync; Auto Low Latency Mode
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)	Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby TrueHD with Atmos, up to 7.1 L-PCM
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,500 g (better)	3,580 g
Colours
Colours	White with a grey DVD tray	Carbon Black (1 TB with disc drive), Robot White (1 TB Digital Edition), Galaxy Black (2 TB Special Edition)
In the box
In the box	–	Console, Xbox Wireless Controller, Ultra High Speed HDMI cable, power cord
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN	1 × HDMI 2.1, 3 × USB 3.1 Gen 1, Gigabit Ethernet, Storage Expansion Card slot
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual band; dedicated dual-band Xbox Wireless radio for accessories
Controller
Controller	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired	Xbox Wireless Controller; works with Xbox One controllers and accessories
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)	Thousands of games across four generations of Xbox; Smart Delivery