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[Ghost of Bill Gates]

Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 Performance Comparison

Now that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 specifications have been announced, it is possible to do a real world performance comparison of the two systems.

There are three critical performance aspects of a console:

Central Processing Unit (CPU) performance.
- The Xbox 360 CPU architecture has three times the general purpose processing power of the Cell.

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) performance
- The Xbox 360 GPU design is more flexible and it has more processing power than the PS3 GPU.

Memory System Bandwidth
- The memory system bandwidth in Xbox 360 exceeds the PS3’s by five times.

The Bottom Line

When you break down the numbers, Xbox 360 has provably more performance than PS3. Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance. The truth is that both systems pack a lot of power for high definition games and entertainment.

However, hardware performance, while important, is only a third of the puzzle. Xbox 360 is a fusion of hardware, software and services. Without the software and services to power it, even the most powerful hardware becomes inconsequential. Xbox 360 games—by leveraging cutting-edge hardware, software, and services—will outperform the PlayStation 3.

 

[Solid]

Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance.

Gotta love teamxbox

 

[Guy LeDouche]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Keep going man, this shit is hilarious.

 

[dorio]

You're fighting a battle you can't win Lord Gates.

 

[Mrbob]

Haha, that general purpose CPU comparison is funny. These are game machines not PCs.

 

[Bebpo]

The rainbow is also the home to the pot of gold according to my analysis of recent myths backed up by statements of little greenish people living next-door to my brother's sister's friend.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

Do a CG movie for Halo 3. Hire pixar! ahah

 

[dorio]

Can't believe they wrote that. Are they trying to make themselves look stupid?

 

[Flo_Evans]

um... :lol

this is going to be an interesting gen of fanboy wars. I don't really care which is more powerfull, I will buy the one(s) with the games on them I want to play. If the games I want to play end up on the more powerfull system, all the better.

 

[Ghost of Bill Gates]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Keep going man, this shit is hilarious.

I notice sony fans love posting smilies...I have a feeling you're crying underneath.

 

[jimbo]

"Memory System Bandwidth
- The memory system bandwidth in Xbox 360 exceeds the PS3’s by five times. "

Is this true?

 

[blackadde]

It's like watching Fox News.

 

[Odysseus]

System wars are serious business.

 

[Mrbob]

I can't believe Team Xbox published this "report" on their website. :lol

I hope Xbot-ism isn't going the way of Nbot-ism. :/

 

[Baron Aloha]

Team Xbox = The Fox News of Videogame Websites

 

[dorio]

I notice sony fans love posting smilies...I have a feeling you're crying underneath.

Comedy gold! :lol Tell me you're a joke character.

 

[jett]

:lol What a pathetic display.

 

[Elios83]

Pathetic indeed :lol :lol
And the graphs.......OMG the graphs...... :lol they even lost time to make them.

 

[TigerKnee]

Keep in mind that Sony has a track record of over promising and under delivering on technical performance.

I believe this. Sony did promise me lots of "Emotion" with PS2.

 

[TheDuce22]

I guess MS isnt afraid to mix it up and play some numbers games after all.

 

[BuckRobotron]

System wars redux perhaps. Reminds me of ColecoVision versus 5200.

 

[Blackace]

it was real, it was fun... but....