| SPECS |
XBOX
 |
PlayStation 2
 |
GameCube
 |
| CPU |
733
MHz |
300
MHz |
485
MHz |
| Graphics
Processor |
233
MHz custom-designed X-Chip, developed by Microsoft
and nVidia |
150
MHz Sony GS |
202.5MHz
ATI |
| RAM |
64
MB |
32
MB |
43
MB |
| Memory
Bandwidth |
6.4
GB/sec |
3.2
GB/sec |
3.2
GB/sec |
| Polygon
Performance |
125
M/sec |
66
M/sec |
6-12
M/sec |
| Simultaneous
Textures |
4 |
1 |
??? |
| Pixel
Fill Rate - No Texture |
4.0
G/Sec |
2.4
G/sec |
??? |
| Pixel
Fill Rate - 1 Textures |
4.0
G/Sec |
1.2
G/Sec |
??? |
| Pixel
Fill Rate - 2 Textures |
4.8
G/Sec |
0.6
G/Sec |
??? |
| Compressed
Textures |
Yes
(6:1) |
No |
Yes
(6:1) |
| Storage
Medium |
2-5x
DVD, 8 GB hard disk, 8 MB memory card |
4x
DVD, 8 MB memory card |
1.5GB
disc, ½ MB memory card |
| I/O |
Game
controller x4, Ethernet (10/100) |
Game
controller x2, USB |
Game
controller x4, High-speed serial port x2, High-speed
serial parallel port |
| Audio
Channels |
256 |
48 |
64 |
| 3D
Audio Support |
Yes
(64 3D channels) |
No |
Yes |
| MIDI/DLS2
Support |
Yes |
Yes |
??? |
| Hardware
Audio Filtering & EQ |
Yes |
No |
??? |
| Broadband
Enabled |
Yes |
Optional
purchase |
Optional
purchase |
| DVD
Movie Playback |
Remote
control accessory required |
Yes |
No |
| Modem
Enabled |
No
(built in 10/100 ethernet) |
No |
Yes,
56K (separate purchase) |
| Game
pad included |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HDTV
Support |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| HDTV
Game Support |
Yes |
No |
??? |
| Maximum
resolution |
1920
x 1080 |
1280
x 1024 |
??? |
| Maximum
resolution (2 x 32bpp frame buffers +Z) |
1920
x 1080 |
1280
x 1024 |
??? |
| US
Launch Date |
Nov.
15, 2001 |
Fall
2000 |
Nov.
18, 2001 |
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