PlayStation3 Technical Specification

Ok this is not a really fresh news, but I must start to write something about this amazing console!

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• CPU: Cell Processor
• GPU: RSX™
• Sound: Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-based processing)
• Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
• HDD: 2.5” Serial ATA ○ (20GB or 60GB)
• I/O: USB 2.0 (x4)
• Memory Stick /SD/Compact Flash
• Communication: Ethernet (x1 / 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
• IEEE 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
• Wireless controller (Bluetooth)
• AV Output: Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
• HDMI OUT - (x1 / HDMI NextGen)
• AV MULTI OUT (x1)
• DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) (x1)
• BD/DVD/CD Drive (Read Only): Maximum Read Speed BD 2x (BD-ROM)
• DVD 8x (DVD-ROM)
• CD 24x (CD-ROM)
• SACD 2x
• Dimensions: Approximately 325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D)
• Weight: Approximately 5 kg

More spec:

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:
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) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (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

Disc Media:
CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE