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PlayStation 3: The Full Specs List

Want to know what's under the bonnet of Sony's shiny new PlayStation 3? Here's the full list of what's driving Sony's new flagship console.

Tor Thorsen Special to CNET News
Tor is a freelance contributor to CNET Australia.
Tor Thorsen
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Want to know what's under the bonnet of Sony's shiny new PlayStation 3? Here's the full list of what's driving Sony's new flagship console.

PlayStation 3 specifications

CPU: Cell Processor PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
  • 1 VMX vector unit per core
  • 512KB L2 cache
  • 7 x SPE @3.2GHz
  • 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
  • 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
  • *1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
  • Total floating point performance: 218 gigaflops

GPU: RSX @ 550MHz

  • 1.8 TFLOPS floating point Performance
  • Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
  • Multi-way programmable parallel Floating point shader pipelines
  • Sound Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-based processing)


Memory

  • 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
  • 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
  • System Bandwidth Main RAM -- 25.6GB/s
  • VRAM --22.4GB/s
  • RSX -- 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
  • SB2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)


System floating point performance

  • 2 teraflops

Storage

  • HDD Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
  • I/O--USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
  • Memory Stickstandard/Duo, PRO x 1
  • SD standard/mini x 1
  • CompactFlash(Type I, II) x 1


Communication

  • Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
  • Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth--Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
  • ControllerBluetooth (up to 7)
  • USB 2.0 (wired)
  • Wi-Fi (PSP)
  • Network (over IP)


AV Output

  • Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • HDMI out x 2
  • AV multi out x 1
  • Digital out (optical) x 1


Disc Media

  • CD
  • PlayStation CD-ROM
  • PlayStation2 CD-ROM
  • CD-DA
  • CD-DA (ROM),
  • CD-R,
  • CD-RW
  • SACD Hybrid (CD layer),
  • SACD HD
  • DualDisc (audio side)
  • DualDisc (DVD side)
  • PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM
  • PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM
  • DVD-ROM
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-RW
  • DVD+R,
  • DVD+RW
  • Blu-ray Disc
  • PlayStation 3 BD-ROM
  • BD-ROM
  • BD


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