Console Spec Comparisons
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Following are the Console Spec Comparisons:
Specs | Xbox | Playstation 2 | Gamecube | Dreamcast |
CPU
| 733 Mhz Intel Pentium III
| 300 Mhz Emotion Engine
| 485 Mhz IBM Power PC "Gekko"
| 200 Mhz Hitachi SH4
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Graphics Processor
| 250 MHz nVidia custom chip
| 150 MHz Sony GS
| 200 MHz Artx "Flipper"
| 100 MHZ NEC PowerVR Series 2
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Memory
| 64MB, unified
| 38 MB Total
| system: 24Mb of 1T-SDRAM. Audio/animation: 16 Mb of 100Mhz DRAM additional: 2MB of frame buffer 1MB of Texture Cache
| system: 16Mb SDRAM. Graphics: 8MB SDRAM. Sound: 2MB
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Storage Medium
| 8GB hard disk, memory card
| 8MB memory card, HD upgrade
| 64MB Memory Card
| 128KB VMU Zip Add-On
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Media | 5x DVD
| 4X DVD
| Mini DVD
| GD-Rom
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Broadband Enabled
| Yes
| Future upgrade
| Future upgrade
| Future upgrade
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Joystick Ports
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 4
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I/O Ports
| Modified USB
| IEEE1394, USB
| Custom
| Custom Joystick, Serial I/O
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Analog Modem
| Future upgrade
| Future Upgrade
| Future Upgrade
| 56K
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DVD Movie Playback
| Built In
| Utility Required to be on memory card
| Future Upgrade
| No
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HDTV Support
| Yes
| Limited
| Yes
| No
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US launch date
| Nov 15 2001
| October 2000
| Nov 18 2001
| Fall 1999
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