PlayStation 3 vs. XBox 360: Which one is Better

GameWiz — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:49:52 +0000

From last couple of Weeks a friend of mine was asking me this question frequently. He used to tell me which one is best, XBox 360 or Playstation 3. He always ended up in favor of Playstation 3, but I love Microsoft and Their Console, so I never agreed with him. We always ended up in a controversy until yesterday, when I searched for the comparison between these two games and found for myself which one is the best. I found a head to head Comparison of the two gaming consoles and also a Graphics comparison of XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 and now after hours of research, I can say that XBox 360 is the best. Let us put some numbers below and see for ourselves which one is best.

Product Name	Sony PlayStation 3	Microsoft Xbox 360
Release Date	2006	Q4 2005
Controller	Bluetooth Wireless	2.4 GHz Wireless
Graphics Processor	RSX “Reality Synthesizer”	Custom ATI Processor
Graphics Core Clock Speed	550 MHz	500MHz
Embedded Video Memory	n/a	10MB eDRAM
System Memory	256 MB XDR	512 MB UMA (Shared with GPU)
Resolution	480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p	480p, 480i, 720p, 1080i
Video Memory	256 MB	512 MB UMA (Shared with CPU)
Controller Ports	Supports up to 7 Bluetooth Controllers	Supports up to 4 Controllers
Game Media Format	Blu-ray BD-ROM	Dual-Layer DVD-ROM
Digital Media Formats	Compatible with CR-ROM, CDR+W, DVD, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R	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
Integrated Communications	802.11 B/G Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0	802.11 A/B/G Wi-Fi ready, adapter not included
Plug and Play Storage	2.5in Removable Hard Drive (Unkown Size)	20GB Removable Hard Drive
Other I/O Connectors	Ethernet (RJ45), 6 USB 2.0, CF Slot (Type I, II), SD Slot (Regular, Compact), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, 1 x Optical Audio	3 USB 2.0, 2 Memory Slots, Ethernet Port (RJ45)
L2 Cache	512KB L2 cache, 256KB per SPE	1MB
Standard AV Output Connectors	2 x HDMI, 1 x AV	n/a
Processor Clock Speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor	Cell Processor	Custom IBM PowerPC CPU
Built-in Features	Backward Compatible with PlayStation 2, Stands Vertically or Horizontally	Backward Compatible with Xbox (limited), Stands Vertically or Horizontally, Interchangable Face Plates, Xbox Live Service, Media Center Extender
Surround Sound	Multichannel Output (software driven)	Multichannel Output (software driven)
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s main memory bandwidth, 22.4 GB/s video memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s main memory bandwidth, 256 GB/s to eDRAM, 21.6 GB/s FSB

As you can see, the specifications of both the consoles are somewhat similar, with the exception of System Memory, Video Memory, Controller Ports and L2 Cache. So it is difficult to tell which is the clear winner. But the XBox 360 wins hand up in terms of memory, both system as well as Video. The games on PlayStation 3 run a bit faster but the graphics on Xbox 360 are better. Let us now take a look at how the games look like on both the consoles.

Need For Speed Carbon

Call of Duty 3

Spider Man 3

NFS ProStreet

IronMan

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