Sony PlayStation 2 vs Sony PlayStation 4

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PlayStation 2 compared with PlayStation 4

	SonyPlayStation 2	SonyPlayStation 4
Overview
Released
Released	November 2000	November 2013
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Emotion Engine, 294.912 MHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	Graphics Synthesizer, 147.456 MHz	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.84 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	36 MB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	–	500 GB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	128-bit Emotion Engine at 294.912 MHz (Sony)	Single-chip custom processor; x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores at 1.6 GHz (Sony and system architect Mark Cerny)
GPU
GPU	Graphics Synthesizer at 147.456 MHz with 4 MB of embedded video DRAM (Sony)	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based engine; 18 compute units at 800 MHz (Sony and Mark Cerny)
Memory detail
Memory detail	32 MB Direct RDRAM main memory, 4 MB embedded video DRAM, 2 MB I/O processor memory and 2 MB sound memory (Sony)	8 GB GDDR5; a separate 256 MB DDR3 chip and a low-power processor for network tasks (iFixit teardown)
Storage detail
Storage detail	DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drive; saves on 8 MB MagicGate memory cards (two slots). An expansion bay at the back takes a network adaptor	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 hard drives for games and apps from system software 4.50 (PlayStation)
Design and power
Weight
Weight	2,200 g (better)	2,800 g
Power use
Power use	50 W (220–240 V)	250 W maximum rating (CUH-1000 series; Sony)
Colours
Colours	Black	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	1080p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV Multi Out for analogue video, including composite, S-Video, RGB SCART and component with suitable cables	HDMI out, up to 1080p
HDR
HDR	–	HDR from system software 4.00, including the original PS4 (PlayStation)
Audio
Audio	SPU2 sound processor; analogue stereo; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) with Dolby Digital and DTS for DVD films	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port; audio over HDMI
Connections
Ports
Ports	Front 2 × controller ports, 2 × memory card slots, 2 × USB, 1 × S400 i.LINK; back AV Multi Out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), expansion bay	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	–	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller with touch pad, light bar and built-in speaker
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Most original PlayStation games and PlayStation controllers and memory cards	No PS3, PS2 or PS1 discs; some older games are sold as digital re-releases