Microsoft Xbox One S vs Microsoft Xbox Series X

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Xbox One S compared with Xbox Series X

	MicrosoftXbox One S	MicrosoftXbox Series X
Overview
Released
Released	August 2016	November 2020
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz	AMD Zen 2, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)	AMD RDNA 2
GPU compute
GPU compute	1.4 TFLOPS	12 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB	1 TB, 2 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Optional
CPU
CPU	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)	8 cores at 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz with SMT), custom Zen 2
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	52 compute units at 1.825 GHz, custom RDNA 2
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 218 GB/s (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	500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB hard drive; Ultra HD Blu-ray 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	External USB 3.0 drives	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	4K	4K up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
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 2.1; true 4K gaming at up to 120 fps; Microsoft lists up to 8K HDR
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	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (Microsoft)	Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby TrueHD with Atmos, up to 7.1 L-PCM
Design and power
Weight
Weight	2,900 g (better)	3,580 g
Colours
Colours	–	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
Power use
Power use	120 W internal power supply (AnandTech)	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out (Microsoft)	1 × HDMI 2.1, 3 × USB 3.1 Gen 1, Gigabit Ethernet, Storage Expansion Card slot
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2) (AnandTech)	Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual band; dedicated dual-band Xbox Wireless radio for accessories
Controller
Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth	Xbox Wireless Controller; works with Xbox One controllers and accessories
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft)	Thousands of games across four generations of Xbox; Smart Delivery