Microsoft Xbox vs Microsoft Xbox 360

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Xbox compared with Xbox 360

	MicrosoftXbox	MicrosoftXbox 360
Overview
Released
Released	March 2002	December 2005
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Intel Pentium III-based, 733 MHz	IBM Xenon (PowerPC), 3 cores, 3.2 GHz
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA NV2A, 233 MHz	ATI Xenos, 500 MHz
Memory
Memory	64 MB	512 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	8 GB	20 GB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Intel Pentium III-based CPU at 733 MHz (Microsoft)	IBM PowerPC-based tri-core Xenon CPU at 3.2 GHz (Microsoft)
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA NV2A at 233 MHz (Microsoft)	ATI Xenos at 500 MHz with 10 MB of eDRAM frame buffer memory (Microsoft)
Memory detail
Memory detail	64 MB DDR memory shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)	512 MB GDDR3 at 700 MHz, shared by CPU and GPU (Microsoft)
Storage detail
Storage detail	8 GB internal hard drive; DVD and CD drive	Detachable 20 GB hard drive on the standard console (none on the Xbox 360 Core); 12× DVD drive
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	8 MB memory units, which plug into the controllers	2 × Memory Unit ports; USB storage
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	576i	1080p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV port with composite, S-Video or RGB SCART using a suitable cable; UK PAL consoles output up to 576i without modification	AV port only on the first models, with composite, RGB SCART, component or VGA cables; up to 1080p after the autumn 2006 software update; HDMI on later 2007 models (Microsoft)
Audio
Audio	Analogue stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable digital audio adapter	Analogue stereo or Dolby Digital 5.1 through a suitable AV cable (Microsoft)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	4,000 g	3,500 g (better)
Colours
Colours	–	White with a grey DVD tray
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × controller ports, Ethernet port, AV port, AC IN power port	2 × Memory Unit ports, 3 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 1 rear), Ethernet, AV port, DC IN
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	Wireless controllers; Wi-Fi through a separately sold Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter (Microsoft)
Controller
Controller	The large original Xbox controller ("Duke") or the later smaller Controller S	Xbox 360 controller, wireless or wired
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	–	Selected original Xbox games through software compatibility; requires the hard drive (Microsoft)