Microsoft Xbox One S vs Microsoft Xbox One X

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Xbox One S compared with Xbox One X

	MicrosoftXbox One S	MicrosoftXbox One X
Overview
Released
Released	August 2016	November 2017
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz	Custom AMD CPU (Jaguar variant), 8 cores, 2.3 GHz
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)	AMD Radeon (Scorpio Engine), 40 compute units
GPU compute
GPU compute	1.4 TFLOPS	6 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)	1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)	8-core custom AMD CPU at 2.3 GHz
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	6 TFLOPS; 40 compute units (2,560 shaders) at 1172 MHz (AnandTech)
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 218 GB/s (Microsoft)	12 GB GDDR5 at 326 GB/s; 8 GB flash memory (Microsoft)
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB hard drive; Ultra HD Blu-ray drive	1 TB hard drive; 4K UHD Blu-ray drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	External USB 3.0 drives	External USB 3.0 drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	4K	4K up to 60 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	HDMI 2.0a out, up to 2160p at 60 Hz; 4K Blu-ray and 4K video streaming; lower-resolution games upscaled to 4K (Microsoft)	HDMI 2.0b out, 2160p at 60 Hz, AMD FreeSync; HDMI 1.4b in
HDR
HDR	HDR	HDR10
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	–	AMD FreeSync
Audio
Audio	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (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	2,900 g (better)	3,810 g
Power use
Power use	120 W internal power supply (AnandTech)	245 W internal power supply (AnandTech)
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out (Microsoft)	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	Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2) (AnandTech)	Dual-band Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct (2x2 802.11ac, AnandTech); IR blaster
Controller
Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth	Xbox Wireless Controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft)	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games, some enhanced for Xbox One X