Xbox360 vs PS3

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O.k first of all I own both so I'm not a fanboy from either side and this isnt a question of which is the better console, quite frankly I couldnt careless.
What does interest me though is which console has the better hardware, in terms of processor power and graphics, in 2 years from now say for example when Call of duty 5 or the lastest Need for Speed is released, which console will we be able to sit back and say "yeah its defantly looks better on the........."
But please fanboys that tuck up at night with your consoles I'm asking this in terms of hardware facts and predictions only, not particually your personal opinion.
 
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I think the PS3 has the better processing power out of the two, However, considering how close they are graphically these days, I don't think there would be many, if any, titles where you would be able to clearly see a massive difference between the two. Have a look at wikipedia, it's got all the technical specs of the two machines.
 
I have both consoles.

My estimation and opinion is that based on each consoles hardware makeup and technical specs, factoring standard hds, cell, tri core ppc, Xenos, rsx, and memory addressing is that at their peak:

Larger more expansive games will look better on ps3 by 5-10%
Smaller more controlled games (Gears etc.) will look better on 360 by 5-10%.

Honestly graphics don't matter this generation because the consoles are so similar in their harware capabilities and peak power. What matters is games (cliche i know, but it is true) which machine has the best exclusives and best devs and better third party support will be the superior machine.

Based on the next 18 months that is the Xbox 360. Beyond that who knows, nothing really has been announced for 2009.

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It's pretty simple.

The PS3 has a better processor, but it's harder to squeeze all the potential it's got.

The 360 has superior graphics (slightly) and has a better way of dealing with RAM as it's unified, not set for system ram and graphics ram like the PS3 is.

I have the feeling this will need to be closed pretty soon.
 
how am i a fanboy?!

because i own an xbox360 and yawn at a tired old subject that has been done again and again im a fanboy?

I happen to think the PS3 is a great piece of kit, just doesn't suit me yet.
 
PS3
Product name: PLAYSTATION 3

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:

* HDD
* 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) x3 (input x 1 + output x 2)

Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller:

* Bluetooth (up to 7)
* USB2.0 (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

CD Disc media (read only):

* PlayStation CD-ROM
* PlayStation 2 CD-ROM
* CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW
* SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD
* DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)

DVD Disc media (read only):

* PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM
* PLAYSTATION 3 DVD-ROM
* DVD-Video: DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW

Blu-ray Disc media (read only):

* PLAYSTATION 3 BD-ROM
* BD-Video: BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
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Xbox 360
Custom IBM Power-PC Based CPU

* Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each
* Two hardware threads per core; six hardware threads total
* VMX-128 vector unit per core; three total
* 128 VMX-128 registers per hardware thread
* 1 MB L2 cache

CPU Game Math Performance

* 9 billion dot product operations per second

Custom ATI Graphics Processor

* 500MHz processor
* 10 MB of embedded DRAM
* 48-way parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines
* Unified shader architecture

Polygon Performance

* 500 million triangles per second

Pixel Fill Rate

* 16 gigasamples per second fill rate using 4x MSAA

Shader Performance

* 48 billion shader operations per second

Memory

* 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM
* 700 MHz of DDR
* Unified memory architecture

Memory Bandwidth

* 22.4 GB/s memory interface bus bandwidth
* 256 GB/s memory bandwidth to EDRAM
* 21.6 GB/s front-side bus

Overall System Floating Point Performance

* 1 teraflop

Storage

* Detachable and upgradeable 20GB hard drive
* 12x dual-layer DVD-ROM
* Memory Unit support starting at 64 MB

I/O

* Support for up to four wireless game controllers
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* Two memory unit slots

Optimized for Online

* Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features with broadband service, including Xbox Live Marketplace for downloadable content, gamer profile for digital identity, and voice chat to talk to friends while playing games, watching movies, or listening to music
* Built-in Ethernet port
* Wi-Fi ready: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
* Video camera ready

Digital Media Support

* Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD
* Ability to stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras and Windows XP-based PCs
* Ability to rip music to the Xbox 360 hard drive
* Custom playlists in every game
* Built-in Media Center Extender for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
* Interactive, full-screen 3-D visualizers

High-Definition Game Support

* All games supported at 16:9, 720p, and 1080i, anti-aliasing
* Standard-definition and high-definition video output supported

Audio

* Multi-channel surround sound output
* Supports 48KHz 16-bit audio
* 320 independent decompression channels
* 32-bit audio processing
* Over 256 audio channels
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The end.
 
There is no definitive answer..

The only way you'd know for certain is if your name was Emmett Brown PHd ;)
 
Kyle009 said:
how am i a fanboy?!

because i own an xbox360 and yawn at a tired old subject that has been done again and again im a fanboy?

I happen to think the PS3 is a great piece of kit, just doesn't suit me yet.
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Was only taking a small pop based upon your shiney Gamers score. Don't take it to heart :p
 
Loowi_ashley said:
Was only taking a small pop based upon your shiney Gamers score. Don't take it to heart :p
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well it hurt my feelings :( haha.

When i do eventually get a PS3 I think the 360 will keep me purchasing the multi-format titles on it due to the Gamerscore factor. It sounds silly but it is an addictive and enjoyable feeling to get points for completing certain tasks.

At the minute though I cant get myself to buy a PS3 for the few games it has that are exclusive. But I can see myself owning one at a later date.
 
Zefan might as well close it now. Anyone who wants to know the hardware specification can go and look it up. Anything beyond that will just be personal opinion and will get way out of hand.
 
Loowi_ashley said:
O.k first of all I own both so I'm not a fanboy from either side and this isnt a question of which is the better console, quite frankly I couldnt careless.
What does interest me though is which console has the better hardware, in terms of processor power and graphics, in 2 years from now say for example when Call of duty 5 or the lastest Need for Speed is released, which console will we be able to sit back and say "yeah its defantly looks better on the........."
But please fanboys that tuck up at night with your consoles I'm asking this in terms of hardware facts and predictions only, not particually your personal opinion.
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Probably more or less the same, but IIRC the next Xbox is out in 2 years time isn't it? :confused:
 
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