Microsoft Xbox One X vs Microsoft Xbox Series S

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Xbox One X compared with Xbox Series S

	MicrosoftXbox One X	MicrosoftXbox Series S
Overview
Released
Released	November 2017	November 2020
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Custom AMD CPU (Jaguar variant), 8 cores, 2.3 GHz	AMD Zen 2, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	AMD Radeon (Scorpio Engine), 40 compute units	AMD RDNA 2
GPU compute
GPU compute	6 TFLOPS (better)	4 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	12 GB (better)	10 GB
Storage
Storage	1 TB	512 GB, 1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	No
CPU
CPU	8-core custom AMD CPU at 2.3 GHz	8 cores, custom Zen 2 with SMT
GPU
GPU	6 TFLOPS; 40 compute units (2,560 shaders) at 1172 MHz (AnandTech)	20 compute units at 1.565 GHz, custom RDNA 2
Memory detail
Memory detail	12 GB GDDR5 at 326 GB/s; 8 GB flash memory (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	1 TB hard drive; 4K UHD Blu-ray 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	4K up to 60 fps	1440p up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	HDMI 2.0b out, 2160p at 60 Hz, AMD FreeSync; HDMI 1.4b in	HDMI 2.1; gaming at 1440p with upscaling to 4K, up to 120 fps; 4K video streaming
HDR
HDR	HDR10	HDR
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	AMD FreeSync	HDMI Variable Refresh Rate and AMD FreeSync; Auto Low Latency Mode
Audio
Audio	DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby TrueHD with Atmos, PCM 2.0, 5.1 and 7.1	Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby TrueHD with Atmos, up to 7.1 L-PCM
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,810 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	245 W internal power supply (AnandTech)	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	HDMI 2.0b out, HDMI 1.4b in, 3 × USB 3.0, IR out, S/PDIF, Ethernet	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 with Wi-Fi Direct (2x2 802.11ac, AnandTech); IR blaster	Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual band; dedicated dual-band Xbox Wireless radio for accessories
Controller
Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller	Xbox Wireless Controller; works with Xbox One controllers and accessories
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox 360 and original Xbox games, some enhanced for Xbox One X	Thousands of digital games across four generations of Xbox; disc-based games aren't supported