PS3 Specs

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From Playstation.com
At a press conference held in Los Angeles, California, on May 16, 2005, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) revealed the outline of its PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, incorporating the world's most advanced Cell processor with super computer like power. PS3 combines state-of-the-art technologies featuring Cell, a processor jointly developed by IBM, Sony Group and Toshiba Corporation, graphics processor (RSX) co-developed by NVIDIA Corporation and SCEI, and XDR memory developed by Rambus Inc.

It also adopts BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM) with maximum storage capacity of 54 GB (dual layer) , enabling delivery of entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality, under a secure environment made possible through the most advanced copyright protection technology. To match the accelerating convergence of digital consumer electronics and computer technology, PS3 supports high quality display in resolution of 1080p(*) as standard, which is far superior to 720p/1080i.

With an overwhelming computing power of 2 teraflops, entirely new graphical expressions that have never been seen before will become possible. In games, not only will movement of characters and objects be far more refined and realistic, but landscapes and virtual worlds can also be rendered in real-time, thereby elevating the freedom of graphics expression to levels not experienced in the past. Gamers will literally be able to dive into the realistic world seen in large screen movies and experience the excitement in real-time.

(*)1080p/720p/1080i: "p" stands for progressive scan method, "i" stands for interlace method. 1080p is the highest resolution within the HD standard.

"SCEI has continuously brought innovation to the world of computer entertainment, such as real-time 3D computer graphics on PlayStation and the world's first 128 bit processor Emotion Engine (EE) for PlayStation 2. Empowered by the Cell processor with super computer like performance, a new age of PLAYSTATION 3 is about to begin. Together with content creators from all over the world, SCEI will accelerate the arrival of a new era in computer entertainment." -Ken Kutaragi, President and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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 GFLOPS
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-base 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) SB 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
System Floating Point Performance		2 TFLOPS
Storage	HDD	Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1
I/O	USB	Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
	Memory Stick	standard/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)
Controller		Bluetooth (up to 7) USB2.0 (wired) Wi-Fi (PSP®) Network (over IP)
AV Output		Screen size	480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
		HDMI	HDMI out x 2
		Analog	AV MULTI OUT x 1
		Digital audio	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
Disc media * read only	CD	PlayStation®	CD-ROM
		PlayStation®2	CD-ROM
		CD-DA	CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW
		Super Audio CD	Hybrid disc(HD layer/CD layer), HD layer
		DualDisc	DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
	DVD	PlayStation®2	DVD-ROM
		PLAYSTATION®3	DVD-ROM
		DVD-Video	DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
	Blu-ray Disc	PLAYSTATION®3	BD-ROM
		BD-Video	BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE

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