Microsoft Xbox One S vs Sony PlayStation 4 Pro

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Xbox One S compared with PlayStation 4 Pro

	MicrosoftXbox One S	SonyPlayStation 4 Pro
Overview
Released
Released	August 2016	November 2016
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores, 1.75 GHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Graphics Core Next)	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	1.4 TFLOPS	4.2 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB
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)	Single-chip custom processor; x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores at about 2.1 GHz (system architect Mark Cerny)
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	4.20 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine; 36 compute units at 911 MHz (Mark Cerny)
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 218 GB/s (Microsoft)	8 GB GDDR5; an extra 1 GB of conventional DRAM holds background apps (Mark Cerny)
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB hard drive; Ultra HD Blu-ray drive	1 TB hard drive, user-replaceable; Blu-ray (6× CAV) and DVD (8× CAV) drive, read only
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	External USB 3.0 drives	External USB hard drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	4K	4K
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 out, supports 4K and HDR
HDR
HDR	HDR	HDR
Audio
Audio	S/PDIF optical out; up to 7.1 PCM over HDMI (Microsoft)	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port; audio over HDMI
Design and power
Weight
Weight	2,900 g (better)	3,300 g
Power use
Power use	120 W internal power supply (AnandTech)	310 W maximum
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out (Microsoft)	3 × SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1 Gen 1), AUX port (PlayStation Camera), HDMI out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2x2) (AnandTech)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE)
Controller
Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller with Bluetooth	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller (CUH-ZCT2)
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft)	Plays PS4 games, with enhancements in games patched for PS4 Pro