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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