SUMMARY
Now that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 specifications have been announced, it is possible to do a real world performance comparison of the two systems.
There are three critical performance aspects of a console:
* Central Processing Unit (CPU) performance.
* The Xbox 360 CPU architecture has three times the general purpose processing power of the Cell.
* Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) performance
* The Xbox 360 GPU design is more flexible and it has more processing power than the PS3 GPU.
* Memory System Bandwidth
* The memory system bandwidth in Xbox 360 exceeds the PS3's by five times.
The Xbox 360's CPU has more general purpose processing power because it has three general purpose cores, and Cell has just one.
Cell's claimed advantage is on streaming floating point work which is done on its seven DSP processors.
The Xbox 360 GPU has more processing power than the PS3's. In addition, its innovated features contribute to overall rendering performance.
Xbox 360 has 278.4 GB/s of memory system bandwidth. The PS3 has less than one-fifth of Xbox 360's (48 GB/s) of total memory system bandwidth.
CONCLUSION
When you break down the numbers, Xbox 360 has provably more performance than PS3. Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance. The truth is that both systems pack a lot of power for high definition games and entertainment.
However, hardware performance, while important, is only a third of the puzzle. Xbox 360 is a fusion of hardware, software and services. Without the software and services to power it, even the most powerful hardware becomes inconsequential. Xbox 360 games?by leveraging cutting-edge hardware, software, and services?will outperform the PlayStation 3.
I just been researching about both of the consoles. I love the playstation 2 which i have but now i am getting a Xbox 360 purely because it has more power.
It is actually true that the xbox 360 is actully powerful than the ps3.
i am not a xbox 360 lover. i actually love my ps2. i want to the get the ps3 when it comes out. So far the Xbox 360 is the most powerful gaming console out there.
the ps3 has built in network thingy and can support up to 7 wireless controllers.
it also supports the Blu-ray disk format which is a big advantage.
anyway i though i would like to express my views
i personally would rather buy the ps3 when it comes out but the Xbox 360 is actually more powerful!
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OK so tell me again when did Sony release the Specs for the PS3 when they have been EXTREMELY tight lipped since E3? This can't be believed purely because of the fact that the PS3 is still a "conceptual design" they haven't even confirmed the design of the thing. Plus this article is dated from MAY 2005, I repeat May 2005. This proves NOTHING for now. Just wait a little longer for the Playstation event they are holding this month.
