Post by Golden Dragoon on May 13, 2005 2:26:17 GMT
Xbox 360 System Specs
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU
3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz* each
2 hardware threads per core; 6 hardware threads total
1 VMX-128 vector unit per core; 3 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
500 MHz*
10 MB 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 fillrate using 4X MSAA
Shader Performance
48 billion shader operations per second
Memory
512 MB* GDDR3 RAM
700 MHz* 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 TFLOP
Storage
Detachable and upgradeable 20 GB hard drive*
12X dual-layer DVD-ROM
Memory unit support starting at 64 MB
I/O
Support for up to 4 wireless game controllers
3 USB 2.0 ports
2 memory unit slots
Optimized for Online
Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features, 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: 802.11 A, B and G
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
Stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras, Windows XP PCs
Rip music to Xbox 360 hard drive
Custom playlists in every game
Windows Media Center Extender built in
Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers
HD Game Support
All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
Standard definition and high definition video output supported
Audio
Multichannel surround sound output
Supports 48 KHz 16-bit audio
320 independent decompression channels
32-bit audio processing
Over 256 audio channels
System Orientation
Stands vertically or horizontally
Customizable Face Plates
Interchangeable to personalize the console
* Subject to change
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Just finished watching the MTV Xbox 360 program (I had an American friend stream it to me) and got the specs for the Xbox 360.
Not too many surprises there really, the standard DVD drive is a bit of a shock so is its speed, plenty of people were expecting HD-DVD or a remote possibility of Blu-Ray but M$ have stuck with DVD-9 DL, one thing to note is that at 12x it isn't really all that fast, after all you can get DVD burners that burn at 16x and I think you can get 24x readers (haven't seen any myself, but I think they are about)
By the looks of it and what the rumored Nintendo Revolution specs are I would say Microsoft are going to be a very close last in the console power department, though it is still unknown how fast the Cell chip is for the PS3 and the Revolution seems to have the same CPU but with a 4 cores instead of 3 (clock speeds are reportedly 3.6-4.0ghz, although neither the Revolutions or PS3's specs are confirmed)
As for the other features, well I like the sound of them, Free Xbox Live Silver subscriptions for all, streaming movies from your PC to you console to be watched on TV (though I have a small PC to do that anyway) wireless controls as standard which work with Windows PC's as well. and the 20GB hard drive is a nice addition as well, though I love the fact it is upgradeable, I may find a home for that 400GB Hitachi I have lying about
All in all these specs add up to one hell of a console, as if not more powerful than the dual core PC's that are coming out now (and they are damn powerful) I am eagerly awaiting Nintendo and Sony's response to the Xbox 360, the only thing is, it has a terrible name
Custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU
3 symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz* each
2 hardware threads per core; 6 hardware threads total
1 VMX-128 vector unit per core; 3 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
500 MHz*
10 MB 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 fillrate using 4X MSAA
Shader Performance
48 billion shader operations per second
Memory
512 MB* GDDR3 RAM
700 MHz* 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 TFLOP
Storage
Detachable and upgradeable 20 GB hard drive*
12X dual-layer DVD-ROM
Memory unit support starting at 64 MB
I/O
Support for up to 4 wireless game controllers
3 USB 2.0 ports
2 memory unit slots
Optimized for Online
Instant, out-of-the-box access to Xbox Live features, 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: 802.11 A, B and G
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
Stream media from portable music devices, digital cameras, Windows XP PCs
Rip music to Xbox 360 hard drive
Custom playlists in every game
Windows Media Center Extender built in
Interactive, full screen 3D visualizers
HD Game Support
All games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing
Standard definition and high definition video output supported
Audio
Multichannel surround sound output
Supports 48 KHz 16-bit audio
320 independent decompression channels
32-bit audio processing
Over 256 audio channels
System Orientation
Stands vertically or horizontally
Customizable Face Plates
Interchangeable to personalize the console
* Subject to change
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Just finished watching the MTV Xbox 360 program (I had an American friend stream it to me) and got the specs for the Xbox 360.
Not too many surprises there really, the standard DVD drive is a bit of a shock so is its speed, plenty of people were expecting HD-DVD or a remote possibility of Blu-Ray but M$ have stuck with DVD-9 DL, one thing to note is that at 12x it isn't really all that fast, after all you can get DVD burners that burn at 16x and I think you can get 24x readers (haven't seen any myself, but I think they are about)
By the looks of it and what the rumored Nintendo Revolution specs are I would say Microsoft are going to be a very close last in the console power department, though it is still unknown how fast the Cell chip is for the PS3 and the Revolution seems to have the same CPU but with a 4 cores instead of 3 (clock speeds are reportedly 3.6-4.0ghz, although neither the Revolutions or PS3's specs are confirmed)
As for the other features, well I like the sound of them, Free Xbox Live Silver subscriptions for all, streaming movies from your PC to you console to be watched on TV (though I have a small PC to do that anyway) wireless controls as standard which work with Windows PC's as well. and the 20GB hard drive is a nice addition as well, though I love the fact it is upgradeable, I may find a home for that 400GB Hitachi I have lying about
All in all these specs add up to one hell of a console, as if not more powerful than the dual core PC's that are coming out now (and they are damn powerful) I am eagerly awaiting Nintendo and Sony's response to the Xbox 360, the only thing is, it has a terrible name
