PlayStation 4 specs

                                     

Sony has gone into details on some of the exact specifications powering its newly unveiled PlayStation 4 console.So we didn't see the actual PlayStation 4 console on stage at Sony's press event tonight, but that doesn't mean we can't know what's inside it.                                                                

A press release reveals that the PS4's PC-like configuration will include an 8-core 64-bit x86 "Jaguar" CPU built by AMD, with a Radeon GPU comprised of 18 "compute units" capable of cranking out 1.84 TFLOPS to process graphics and more. Its Blu-ray drive -- yes, it will still have one of those -- spins at a brisk 6X (8X for DVDs) and as mentioned on stage, it packs 8GB of unified GDDR5 RAM capable of 176GB/sec of bandwidth. 802.11n WiFi, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 2.1, HDMI, optical out and even a legacy analog AV out make up the inputs and outputs, although the potential amounts of storage are still unspecified

                                                                                                                   

As mentioned numerous times on the night, Sony said it had created the hardware with developers in mind and “specifically to their needs”, allowing for a more open system than the PS3.

Here are the PlayStation 4's specifications in full:

Main Processor: Single-chip custom processor

CPU: x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores 

GPU: 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon™ based graphics engine

Memory: GDDR5 8GB 

Hard Disk Drive Built-in

Optical Drive (read only): BD 6xCAV, DVD 8xCAV

I/O Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0)

Communication Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth® 2.1 (EDR)

AV output HDMI

Analog-AV out

Digital Output (optical)