Microsoft Xbox One vs Microsoft Xbox Series S

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Xbox One compared with Xbox Series S

	MicrosoftXbox One	MicrosoftXbox Series S
Overview
Released
Released	November 2013	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	1.31 TFLOPS	4 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	10 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	500 GB	512 GB, 1 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	No
CPU
CPU	8-core custom Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz (Microsoft)	8 cores, custom Zen 2 with SMT
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 853 MHz, 1.31 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	20 compute units at 1.565 GHz, custom RDNA 2
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 204 GB/s (Microsoft)	10 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus; 8 GB at 224 GB/s and 2 GB at 56 GB/s
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB hard drive; Blu-ray, DVD and CD drive	Custom NVMe SSD; I/O throughput 2.4 GB/s raw, 4.8 GB/s compressed (hardware decompression)
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	External USB 3.0 drives	1 TB 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	1440p up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
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 2.1; gaming at 1440p with upscaling to 4K, up to 120 fps; 4K video streaming
HDR
HDR	–	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	3,540 g	1,930 g (better)
Colours
Colours	–	Robot White (512 GB and 1 TB), Carbon Black (1 TB)
In the box
In the box	–	Console, Xbox Wireless Controller, Ultra High Speed HDMI cable, power cord
Power use
Power use	220 W external power supply (AnandTech)	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out, Kinect port (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	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual band; dedicated dual-band Xbox Wireless radio for accessories
Controller
Controller	Xbox One Wireless Controller; Kinect sensor in the launch bundle	Xbox Wireless Controller; works with Xbox One controllers and accessories
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft; added after launch)	Thousands of digital games across four generations of Xbox; disc-based games aren't supported