Microsoft Xbox One vs Microsoft Xbox One X

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Xbox One compared with Xbox One X

	MicrosoftXbox One	MicrosoftXbox One X
Overview
Released
Released	November 2013	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	1.31 TFLOPS	6 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	12 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	500 GB	1 TB (better)
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 853 MHz, 1.31 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 204 GB/s (Microsoft)	12 GB GDDR5 at 326 GB/s; 8 GB flash memory (Microsoft)
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB hard drive; Blu-ray, DVD and CD 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	1080p	4K up to 60 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	HDMI 1.4b out, up to 1080p at 60 Hz; HDMI 1.4b in (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	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	3,540 g (better)	3,810 g
Power use
Power use	220 W external 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, Kinect port (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	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (Microsoft)	Dual-band Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct (2x2 802.11ac, AnandTech); IR blaster
Controller
Controller	Xbox One Wireless Controller; Kinect sensor in the launch bundle	Xbox Wireless Controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft; added after launch)	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games, some enhanced for Xbox One X