Sony PlayStation vs Sony PlayStation 5

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PlayStation compared with PlayStation 5

	SonyPlayStation	SonyPlayStation 5
Overview
Released
Released	September 1995	November 2020
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	MIPS R3000A-compatible, 33.87 MHz	AMD Zen 2, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU	AMD RDNA 2
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	10.3 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	3 MB	16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	–	825 GB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Optional
CPU
CPU	Custom 32-bit R3000A-based CPU at 33.8688 MHz; a Geometry Transformation Engine coprocessor handles 3D calculations (Sony developer manual)	x86-64 AMD Ryzen "Zen 2", 8 cores / 16 threads, variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz; single-chip custom processor
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU with textured and Gouraud-shaded polygons; up to 360,000 polygons per second (Sony)	AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine with ray tracing acceleration, variable frequency up to 2.23 GHz
Memory detail
Memory detail	2 MB main RAM, 1 MB video RAM, 512 KB sound RAM and a 512 KB operating system ROM (Sony developer manual)	16 GB GDDR6, 448 GB/s bandwidth
Storage detail
Storage detail	Double-speed (2×) CD-ROM drive; saves on removable 128 KB memory cards (two slots)	825 GB custom SSD with 5.5 GB/s raw read bandwidth; part is reserved for system software. The disc model plays Ultra HD Blu-ray (up to 100 GB per disc), Blu-ray and DVD
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	4K up to 120 fps
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	AV Multi Out for composite and RGB; separate composite video and stereo audio RCA outputs on the original SCPH-1002	HDMI out; supports 4K 120 Hz TVs, 8K TVs and VRR (as specified by HDMI 2.1)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	–	VRR (HDMI 2.1)
Audio
Audio	16-bit Sony sound processor, 24 ADPCM channels at up to 44.1 kHz; analogue stereo out; plays audio CDs	Tempest 3D AudioTech
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × controller ports and 2 × memory card slots on the front; serial I/O, parallel I/O and AV Multi Out on the back (serial and parallel ports dropped on later models)	Front 1 × USB-A (Hi-Speed USB) and 1 × USB-C (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps); back 2 × USB-A (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps), HDMI out, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.1
Controller
Controller	PlayStation controller at launch; later bundles came with the DUALSHOCK analogue controller	DualSense wireless controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers
Design and power
Weight
Weight	–	3,900 g
Power use
Power use	–	Maximum rated power 350 W with the disc drive, 340 W Digital Edition (220–240 V)
Colours
Colours	–	White covers with a black centre