Microsoft Xbox One vs Sony PlayStation 4

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Xbox One compared with PlayStation 4

	MicrosoftXbox One	SonyPlayStation 4
Overview
Released
Released	November 2013	November 2013
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	1.31 TFLOPS	1.84 TFLOPS (better)
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage
Storage	500 GB	500 GB
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 1.6 GHz (Sony and system architect Mark Cerny)
GPU
GPU	12 compute units (768 shaders) at 853 MHz, 1.31 TFLOPS (AnandTech)	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based engine; 18 compute units at 800 MHz (Sony and Mark Cerny)
Memory detail
Memory detail	8 GB DDR3 at 68 GB/s, plus 32 MB eSRAM at 204 GB/s (Microsoft)	8 GB GDDR5; a separate 256 MB DDR3 chip and a low-power processor for network tasks (iFixit teardown)
Storage detail
Storage detail	500 GB hard drive; Blu-ray, DVD and CD drive	500 GB 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 3.0 hard drives for games and apps from system software 4.50 (PlayStation)
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	1080p
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 out, up to 1080p
HDR
HDR	–	HDR from system software 4.00, including the original PS4 (PlayStation)
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	3,540 g	2,800 g (better)
Power use
Power use	220 W external power supply (AnandTech)	250 W maximum rating (CUH-1000 series; Sony)
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI out, HDMI in, 3 × USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF out, IR out, Kinect port (Microsoft)	2 × SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0), AUX port (PlayStation Camera), HDMI out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (Microsoft)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	Xbox One Wireless Controller; Kinect sensor in the launch bundle	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller with touch pad, light bar and built-in speaker
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games (Microsoft; added after launch)	No PS3, PS2 or PS1 discs; some older games are sold as digital re-releases