The PlayStation 5 vs. the Xbox Series X: Which is more powerful?

The next generation of consoles is coming, with plenty of emphasis on how much power these things have — the better to render modern graphics. Last week we got a look at what's inside Microsoft's Xbox Series X, and today we're finally seeing what's under the hood with the PlayStation 5. As usual, we've lined up their specs for a side-by-side comparison, though for a final verdict we'd wait to see what games each system has lined up and Engadget's full review when both systems launch later this year.

	PlayStation 5	Xbox Series X
Price	Not available	Not available
Dimensions	Not available	151 x 151 x 301 mm (5.94 x 5.94 x 11.85 inches)
Weight	Not available	4.45 kg (9.8 pounds)
CPU	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.5 GHz	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.8 GHz
GPU	Custom RDNA 2, 10.28 TFLOP, 36 CU at 2.23 GHz	Custom RDNA 2, 12 TFLOP, 52 CU at 1.825 GHz
RAM	16 GB GDDR6 256-bit	16 GB GDDR6 320-bit
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	10GB at 560GB/s, 6GB at 336GB/s
Internal storage	825 GB SSD	1 TB SSD
I/O throughput	5.5 GB/s (raw), 8-9 GB/s (compressed)	2.4 GB/s (raw), 4.8 GB/s (compressed)
External storage	USB HDD support	1 TB expansion card, USB HDD support
Physical media	4K UHD Blu-ray	4K UHD Blu-ray
Output resolution	4K	4K at 60 fps

Note: The PS5 has an M.2 slot so the internal storage can be expanded.