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Playstation 3 Technical Specs

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Thursday, 06 April 2006
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
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 2.0 (EDR)

Controller
Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (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
CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, 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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Oliver Matundan - RE: PS3 IP202.52.162.118 | 2006-10-10 19:20:10
Great!!!!!!
Erik K - Ps3 Better than Xbox 360 much IP24.192.181.228 | 2006-11-11 21:18:38
The Games For The Xbox 360 really arnt that good also the thing broke 3 times when i had it the games were shity wernt that great of graphics and I Am going to but a ps3 as soon as it comes out
MATT ANDERS - Upgradability IP58.178.227.160 | 2006-11-15 00:52:47
Is there any news if you can just put any old SATA drive in it or does it have to be a sony one? I'd also like to know something about the OS of the ps3 coz all i no is that linux will be on it and the main os (linux or ps3) has XMB (cross media bar(like on psp).
Josh Mason - Networking IP211.26.61.193 | 2006-11-15 01:08:09
can you connect to the internet 24/7 by wi-fi or only ethernet? i hav a wi-fi network and 2 spear ethernet ports on my modem (in the room next to the to be ps3 room).when i get my (premium) ps3 will i have to use ethernet?
MINDHELDER - XMB ROCKS IP85.186.91.200 | 2007-01-21 08:36:19
HEZ GUYS ARE YOU GONE MAKE AN XMB FOR PC?
mathieu - hi IP169.204.239.170 | 2007-02-09 14:22:38
cj - headset ? IP68.163.129.135 | 2007-02-19 19:04:48
is there a way to use a headset for ps3?
spottyFK - hai IP68.151.36.205 | 2007-03-17 06:48:16
he does.
Kris - PS3 IP220.253.157.157 | 2007-03-19 06:20:09
The graphics are far superior to xbox360, blu-ray beats dual-layer dvd hands down. 1080p looks awsome
Dave - PS3 on normal TV IP121.209.188.169 | 2007-12-25 20:06:43
Hi there,

Does anybody know how to get a PS3 working on Normal TV?

Thanks
Dave
vicky - dave-ps3 IP82.47.94.219 | 2008-01-10 03:03:45
hi there dave to get ps3 working on normal tv you have to conect it like you would a ps2 through a scartlead hope this helps dave
meow - hmm can we change the region o IP220.245.178.136 | 2008-03-16 08:31:31
hmm i bought da ps3 from japan and they setting it on NTSC region not for PAL like in australia mostly PAL so can we got some way to change dat thing around?? pls realy need help thax
mickmack - help me IP121.91.20.190 | 2008-04-02 01:42:06
hey there bought a ps3 trying to connect to internet via ethernet but keeps saying dns error wath the hell is that mean???????????
darren - can u play hd dvds IP58.111.128.168 | 2008-04-23 17:46:33
can u play hd dvds on this cause i can't seem to
jb - help IP74.195.109.160 | 2008-05-10 14:36:29
how do u use a headset on a ps3
AIDEN - ShUld mE GEt a Ps3 OR= An xBoX IP220.240.37.73 | 2008-06-03 23:07:02
im not really sure i just cant decide should i get a playstation 3 or an xbox 360. i want to get a response from some one which is better? plz someone help me decide
kg - both xbox an ps3 is off tha hi IP67.84.31.38 | 2008-07-14 16:51:59
played both an
loved it very much
snoodsy - download trouble IP220.233.206.230 | 2008-07-31 22:46:13
Hey,
I'm new to the ps3 world (2 weeks in), i seem to be havin trouble doin a system update. i have no connection problems as my wireless light is always on but everytime i try the up date i get a error log. the same sort of thing happens if i'm trying to get online, i get timed out. my question is am i missin some kind of setting or do i have a bodgy system?
Any kind of help would be great.
Ta
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