Xbox vs PlayStation

This is a big debate:  which  gaming console is better?  People have their opinions,  but I want to actually see which is better according to each system's specs. 

First, Play Station 2 vs original Xbox

PS2

March 4, 2000 - 2012 

CPU - 64-bit 'Emotion Engine' (299mhz), 

GPU - 'Graphics Synthesizer' (147mhz), 

System RAM - 32mb, Video RAM - 4mb, Resolution - 720x480 (SD), 1280x720 (HD - certain games only), 

Media - 4.7gb DVD, 9gb dual-layer DVD 


Now original Xbox

November 15, 2001 - November 22, 2005

CPU - 733 MHz 32-bit

RAM - 64 MB DDR SDRAM Resolution - 1920 x 1080 Graphics Controller - NVIDIA Xbox GPU Media Type - CD Rom, DVD Rom. 

As you can see PlayStation2 wins this battle. 

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What about PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360

PS3

November 11, 2006 - November 2016

CPU - 'Cell' with 6-core equivalent architecture (3.2ghz), 

GPU - 'Reality Synthesizer' (500mhz), 

System RAM - 256mb XDR (3.2ghz),

Video RAM - 256mb GDDR3 (700mhz), 

Resolution - 720x480 (SD), 1280x720 (HD), 1920x1080 (Full HD - certain titles only), 

Media - 25gb BD, 50gb dual-layer BD 


Now Xbox 360

November 22, 2005 -November 22, 2013

CPU: 3.2-GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon,

GPU: 500 MHz ATI Xenos
1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 

Video RAM 10 MB

As you can see, PlayStation 3 wins again.

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What about  Xbox S vs PlayStation 4

PS4:

November 15, 2013 - still kicking

CPU - Quad-core 'Steamroller' (3ghz)

GPU - AMD HD 7670 (1ghz) - assisted by A10 APU (CPU/GPU companion processor)

System RAM - 8gb

Video RAM - 1gb

Resolution - 1080p/3D/60fps, 4K

Media - 50gb BD


Xbox S:

August 2, 2016 - Still is popular

RAM 8GB DDR3

CPU 1.75GHz 8-core AMD custom “Jaguar”

GPU Integrated AMD graphics clocked at 914MHz

Resolution 4K

Whoa... PlayStation 4 won.

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Next up,  Xbox X vs PlayStation 4 Pro

PS4 Pro:

November 10 2016 - still kicking

CPU: x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores

GPU: 4.20 TFLOPS, AMD Radeon™ based graphics engine

Resolution - 4K


Xbox X:

November 7, 2017 - Still is popular

CPU 2.3GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar

GPU 6.0 TFLOP AMD Radeon (40CU, 1.172GHz)

Resolution 4K

RAM 12GB GDDR5

 Xbox X wins again.

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As you can see, Playstation wins most categories from the past, but recent editions of the gaming console fall short. They may have to "up their game" in the near future if they want to continue to be competitive.


~Dyllan and Dustin

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