The PlayStation 5 vs. the Xbox Series X: Which is more powerful?
We take a dive into the specs to see who's got the more impressive hardware.
The next generation of consoles is coming, with plenty of emphasis on how much power these things have — the better to render modern graphics. Last week we got a look at what's inside Microsoft's Xbox Series X, and today we're finally seeing what's under the hood with the PlayStation 5. As usual, we've lined up their specs for a side-by-side comparison, though for a final verdict we'd wait to see what games each system has lined up and Engadget's full review when both systems launch later this year.
| PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not available | Not available |
| Dimensions | Not available | 151 x 151 x 301 mm (5.94 x 5.94 x 11.85 inches) |
| Weight | Not available | 4.45 kg (9.8 pounds) |
| CPU | Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.5 GHz | Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.8 GHz |
| GPU | Custom RDNA 2, 10.28 TFLOP, 36 CU at 2.23 GHz | Custom RDNA 2, 12 TFLOP, 52 CU at 1.825 GHz |
| RAM | 16 GB GDDR6 256-bit | 16 GB GDDR6 320-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 10GB at 560GB/s, 6GB at 336GB/s |
| Internal storage | 825 GB SSD | 1 TB SSD |
| I/O throughput | 5.5 GB/s (raw), 8-9 GB/s (compressed) | 2.4 GB/s (raw), 4.8 GB/s (compressed) |
| External storage | USB HDD support | 1 TB expansion card, USB HDD support |
| Physical media | 4K UHD Blu-ray | 4K UHD Blu-ray |
| Output resolution | 4K | 4K at 60 fps |
Note: The PS5 has an M.2 slot so the internal storage can be expanded.