Sony PlayStation 3 vs Sony PlayStation 4 Pro

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PlayStation 3 compared with PlayStation 4 Pro

	SonyPlayStation 3	SonyPlayStation 4 Pro
Overview
Released
Released	March 2007	November 2016
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine, 3.2 GHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	RSX Reality Synthesizer	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	4.2 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	512 MB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	60 GB	1 TB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Cell Broadband Engine at 3.2 GHz, with one PowerPC-based core and seven active synergistic processing elements (Sony)	Single-chip custom processor; x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores at about 2.1 GHz (system architect Mark Cerny)
GPU
GPU	RSX graphics processor, codeveloped by NVIDIA and Sony	4.20 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine; 36 compute units at 911 MHz (Mark Cerny)
Memory detail
Memory detail	256 MB XDR main RAM and 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM	8 GB GDDR5; an extra 1 GB of conventional DRAM holds background apps (Mark Cerny)
Storage detail
Storage detail	60 GB 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive, user-replaceable; Blu-ray, DVD and CD drive (read only)	1 TB hard drive, user-replaceable; Blu-ray (6× CAV) and DVD (8× CAV) drive, read only
Storage expansion
Storage expansion	Memory Stick, SD and CompactFlash card slots; USB storage	External USB hard drives
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	1080p	4K
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	HDMI out; AV Multi Out (composite, S-Video, component); 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p on the UK model	HDMI out, supports 4K and HDR
HDR
HDR	–	HDR
Audio
Audio	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL); Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and up to 7.1-channel linear PCM over HDMI (Sony)	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port; audio over HDMI
Design and power
Weight
Weight	5,000 g	3,300 g (better)
Power use
Power use	–	310 W maximum
Colours
Colours	Black	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × USB 2.0, HDMI out, AV Multi Out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), memory card slots	3 × SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.1 Gen 1), 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); up to 7 Bluetooth controllers	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE)
Controller
Controller	SIXAXIS wireless controller at launch; later bundles came with DUALSHOCK 3	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller (CUH-ZCT2)
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	PlayStation games; the UK and European model plays some PS2 games through partial software emulation (its PS2 Emotion Engine chip was removed)	Plays PS4 games, with enhancements in games patched for PS4 Pro