PS5 vs. Xbox Series X Comparison Chart – PlayStation 5 Wiki Guide

Feature PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X Price TBA TBA Release Date Holiday 2020 Holiday 2020 Optical Drive 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive Game DVR TBA TBA RAM 16GB GDDR6 RAM (256-bit) 16 GB GDDR6 RAM Memory Bandwidth 448GB/s 10GB at 560GB/s, 6GB at 335GB/s CPU 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5HGz 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.8GHz (3.6GHz with SMT) GPU Custom AMD Radeon RDNA Navi 10.28 Teraflops, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz – (Supports Ray Tracing and 3D Audio via Tempest Engine) Custom AMD Radeon RNDA Navi 12 Teraflops, 52 CUs at 1.825GHz – (Supports DirectX Ray Tracing) Video Output 4K, 120hz refresh rate, 8K Support Native 4K, 8K Support, Up to 120hz Peak GPU Shader Throughput TBA Variable Rate Shading (prioritizing individual shading) Data Transfer Speed (I/O Throughput) 5.5GB/S (Raw), 8-9GB/S (Compressed) 2.4gB/s (Raw), 4.8GB/s (Compressed) Storage Custom 825GB SSD Storage Drive 1 TB NVMe SSD Storage Drive External Storage NVMe SSD Slot, USB HDD Support Seagate Proprietary External 1TB SSD Expansion Card, USB 3.2 HDD Support Removable Hard Drive TBA TBA Cloud Storage TBA TBA Play As You Download TBA TBA Remote Download TBA TBA Account Access from Multiple Consoles TBA TBA Mandatory Game Installs TBA TBA Required Internet Connection TBA TBA Used Game Fee TBA No Digital game sharing or gifting TBA TBA Backwards Compatibility PlayStation 4 Games, PSVR Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Accessories Streaming Game Service Remote Play (TBA) Project xCloud Quick Resume TBA Support multiple games at once Cross Game Chat TBA TBA Motion Control TBA TBA Second Screen TBA TBA Voice Commands TBA TBA Subscription Service PlayStation Plus Xbox Live USB TBA Front: One Type-A USB Port

Rear: 1TB External SSD Slot

Live Streaming TBA TBA Reputation Preservation TBA TBA Web Connection TBA Ethernet BlueTooth TBA Yes (Plus Radio Connection for Controllers) Wi-Fi Direct (for Device Connection) TBA TBA A/V Hookups 8K Support Native 4K, 8K Support, 2 HDMI 2.1 Ports IR TBA TBA Power Supply (PSU) TBA TBA Near Field Communication (NFC) TBA TBA Region Locked TBA TBA