Sony PlayStation 3 Slim vs Sony PlayStation 4 Slim

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PlayStation 3 Slim compared with PlayStation 4 Slim

	SonyPlayStation 3 Slim	SonyPlayStation 4 Slim
Overview
Released
Released	September 2009	September 2016
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, 1 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	–	Single-chip custom processor with an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU
GPU
GPU	–	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory detail
Memory detail	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM	8 GB GDDR5 shared system memory
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 or 1 TB hard drive; read-only Blu-ray drive at 6× CAV and DVD drive at 8× CAV
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	1080p
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 output supported after the PS4 system software update
HDR
HDR	–	HDR supported after the PS4 system software update, including for the original PS4
Audio
Audio	7.1-channel linear PCM, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD and AAC; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)	Audio over HDMI; no DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port
Design and power
Weight
Weight	3,200 g	2,100 g (better)
Power use
Power use	Approximately 250 W rating; AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz for European model	165 W maximum rating; AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Size
Size	290 × 65 × 290 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)	265 × 39 × 288 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black	Jet 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 3.1 Gen 1), AUX port for PlayStation Camera, HDMI out, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g; Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0
Controller
Controller	DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller included	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller (CUH-ZCT2 series)
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Does not play PlayStation 2 game discs; plays original PlayStation game discs (Engadget)	Plays the PS4 game library