Sony PlayStation 3 Slim vs Sony PlayStation 4

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PlayStation 3 Slim compared with PlayStation 4

	SonyPlayStation 3 Slim	SonyPlayStation 4
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	November 2013
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	RSX	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.84 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	512 MB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	120 GB, 250 GB	500 GB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	–	Single-chip custom processor; x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores at 1.6 GHz (Sony and system architect Mark Cerny)
GPU
GPU	–	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based engine; 18 compute units at 800 MHz (Sony and Mark Cerny)
Memory detail
Memory detail	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM	8 GB GDDR5; a separate 256 MB DDR3 chip and a low-power processor for network tasks (iFixit teardown)
Storage detail
Storage detail	120 GB or 250 GB 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive; read-only Blu-ray (2×), DVD (8×) and CD (24×) 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 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
Video output
Video output	HDMI and AV MULTI OUT; 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p and 576i among supported PAL formats	HDMI out, up to 1080p
HDR
HDR	–	HDR from system software 4.00, including the original PS4 (PlayStation)
Audio
Audio	7.1-channel linear PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD and AAC; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port; audio over HDMI
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,200 g	2,800 g (better)
Power use
Power use	Approximately 250 W rating; AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz for European model	250 W maximum rating (CUH-1000 series; Sony)
Size
Size	290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)	–
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black	–
In the box
In the box	Console, DUALSHOCK 3, AC power cord, AV cable and USB cable	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB 2.0, HDMI out, AV MULTI OUT, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet	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; Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller included	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller with touch pad, light bar and built-in speaker
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Does not play PlayStation 2 game discs; plays original PlayStation game discs (Engadget)	No PS3, PS2 or PS1 discs; some older games are sold as digital re-releases