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title: Playstation 3 Specifications
date: 2005-05-22 12:13:23
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2005/05/22/playstation-3-specifications/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Gaming
---

Playstation 3 specifications revealed.

> **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 gigaflops
> 
> **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-based 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)  
> **»** SB2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
> 
> **Overall System Floating-Point Performance**  
> **»** 2 teraflops
> 
> **Storage**  
> **»** HDD Detachable 2.5″ HDD slot x 1  
> **»** I/O–USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB 2.0)  
> **»** Memory Stickstandard/Duo, PRO x 1  
> **»** SD standard/mini x 1  
> **»** CompactFlash(Type I, II) x 1
> 
> **Communicatons**  
> **»** Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)  
> **»** Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g  
> **»** Bluetooth–Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)  
> **»** ControllerBluetooth (up to 7)  
> **»** USB 2.0 (wired)  
> **»** Wi-Fi (PSP)  
> **»** Network (over IP)
> 
> **AV Output**  
> **»** Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p  
> **»** HDMI out x 2  
> **»** AV multi out x 1  
> **»** Digital out (optical) x 1
> 
> **Disc Media**  
> **»** CD, PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side), PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Blu-ray Disc, PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-ROM, BD

Extracted from Neowin Forums, [PS3 Specs leaked?](http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=321106).