Sony PlayStation vs Sony PS one

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PlayStation compared with PS one

	SonyPlayStation	SonyPS one
Overview
Released
Released	September 1995	September 2000
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	MIPS R3000A-compatible, 33.87 MHz	Custom R3000-based CPU, 33.87 MHz
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU	PlayStation GPU
Memory
Memory	3 MB	3 MB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Custom 32-bit R3000A-based CPU at 33.8688 MHz; a Geometry Transformation Engine coprocessor handles 3D calculations (Sony developer manual)	32-bit custom R3000-based CPU at 33.8688 MHz, the same specification as the original PlayStation (Sony)
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU with textured and Gouraud-shaded polygons; up to 360,000 polygons per second (Sony)	PlayStation GPU, the same specification as the original PlayStation (Sony)
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)	2 MB main RAM, 1 MB graphics memory and 512 KB sound memory (Sony)
Storage detail
Storage detail	Double-speed (2×) CD-ROM drive; saves on removable 128 KB memory cards (two slots)	Double-speed CD-ROM drive; saves on removable memory cards (two slots)
Display and video
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen; Sony later sold a 5-inch LCD screen add-on
Video output
Video output	AV Multi Out for composite and RGB; separate composite video and stereo audio RCA outputs on the original SCPH-1002	AV Multi Out connector (composite, S-Video and RGB with the right cable; RF with the supplied adaptor)
Audio
Audio	16-bit Sony sound processor, 24 ADPCM channels at up to 44.1 kHz; analogue stereo out; plays audio CDs	16-bit Sony sound processor, 24 ADPCM channels; analogue stereo through AV Multi Out; plays audio CDs
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 2 × controller ports and 2 × memory card slots; back AV Multi Out and DC IN 7.5 V
Controller
Controller	PlayStation controller at launch; later bundles came with the DUALSHOCK analogue controller	DUALSHOCK analogue controller
Design and power
Weight
Weight	–	560 g
Power use
Power use	–	9 W; DC IN 7.5 V from the supplied AC adaptor
In the box
In the box	–	AC adaptor, DUALSHOCK analogue controller, RFU adaptor, instruction manual (SCPH-102B manual)