The next console generation will be launched in November. Both Sony and Microsoft have put their cards on the table and revealed all the information about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Let's venture into a comparison!
PlayStation 5 vs Xbox Series X: We look at the two next-gen consoles on paper, give you all the important information and dare a comparison of the hardware specifications.
PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Release and Price
Both consoles launch in November, but the Xbox Series X is coming nine days earlier in Europe and a couple of days earlier in the US and Japan.
- Xbox Series X Release: November 10, 2020
- PlayStation 5 Release: November 19, 2020 (Europe), November 12, 2020 (USA and Japan)
In terms of price, both next-gen consoles present themselves at eye level. Both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X cost $499. The slimmed-down Xbox Series S is $299, the disc-less PlayStation 5 Digital Edition costs $399.
Pre-Order Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5
Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X can be pre-ordered from September 22, 2020 at 9:00 CEST.
This is the tweet...Xbox Series X: $499 (ERP)Xbox Series S: $299 (ERP)Release date: November 10Pre-order starts September 22: https://t.co/Dz5bRsAuwQ | #PowerYourDreams pic.twitter.com/MadZl4OOKJ
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 9, 2020
Pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 have now started at all major retailers, but the contingent may already be sold out.
PS5 pre-orders will be available starting as early as tomorrow at select retailers.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 16, 2020
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X: Hardware Specifications
So the prices are equal. Are there any specification differences then? Quite a few actually.
Xbox Series X
- CPU: AMD Zen 2 8x core @ 3.8 GHZ
- GPU: AMD RDNA 2 12.15 TFLOPs - 52 CUs @ 1,845 MHz
- RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 - 10 GB @ 560 GB/S, 6 GB @ 335 GB/s
- Storage: 1 TB NVME-SSD
- Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray
- Performance: 4K up to 120 FPS
PlayStation 5
- CPU: AMD Zen 2 8x @ 3.5 Ghz
- GPU: AMD RDNA 2 10.28 TFLOPs - 36 CUs @ 2,230 MHz
- RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 @ 448 GB/s
- Storage: 825GB SSD
- Optical drive: 4K UHD Blu-Ray (regular PS5 only)
- Performance: 4K up to 120 FPS
If you go purely by the specifications, the Xbox Series X offers a faster CPU and stronger GPU. Also the built-in hard drive is slightly larger and can be expanded thanks to innovative SSD memory cards.
- READ MORE: Xbox Series X vs. Xbox Series S
The clocking of the PS5 GPU is higher, the data processing rate of the SSD hard drive faster. In addition, larger SSD hard disks can be installed. We assume that regardless of minor number mismatches, both next-gen consoles will be nearly identical on feel, at least from a technical point of view.
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