PS4 Vs Xbox One - Comparison
A question that prospective console purchasers will ask many times over the next few years is which is the better console, the Sony PS4 or the Microsoft Xbox One? In this article we take a look at the technical details of each console and compare them against each other.
CPU:
The PS4 and Xbox One use very similar CPUs, both using the Jaguar architecture made by AMD and consisting of two quad-core modules giving a total of 8-core units.
Playstation4 CPU:
The PlayStation's processor speed has not been officially released by Sony, although it is said by industry experts to be running at 1.6GHz,
Although this is slower than the Xbox, it is a relatively small difference that it is unlikely to provide the Xbox with any noticeable real-world advantage.
here is also an indication that the Sony product has a boost feature where the CPU speed can be momentarily increased when CPU intensive demand occurs, although this has not been confirmed by the manufacturer.
Graphics Processing - Playstation4 & Xbox one:
Both consoles use an AMD GPU based on the Radeon HD 7000 series of personnel computer graphics cards Despite this there are differences between the two,On paper the PS4 graphics processor is 40 per cent more powerful with 1,152 shader processors allowing a throughput of 1.84 teraflops compared to the 768 shader processors of the Xbox One giving it a throughput of 1.31 teraflops In an attempt to counteract this deficit Microsoft decided to increase their GPU speed pre-launch from the standard 800MHz used by the HD 7000 chip to 853MHz.
It is unlikely that this small increase in clock speed would offer a noticeable improvement with the extra processing power of the PS4 allowing it to perform more tasks simultaneously, in theory allowing more impressive visual effects.
RAM - Playstation4 & Xbox one:
The Sony console also edges the Xbox on Random Access Memory (RAM) specification, with the PlayStation4 using GDDR5 RAM, whilst the One has more conventional DDR3 memory. Both units have 8GB of RAM , The GDDR5 RAM is designed for use in intensive applications such as graphics cards because it has a much higher bandwidth of up to 100GB/sec more than the DDR3. To counter this deficit the Xbox One also has a 32MB eSRAM frame buffer to help bridge the gap between the two RAM types.
Conclusion:
Taking all of these factors into account, it is difficult to proclaim one console clearly better than the other. The question as to which is the best console would, in reality, depend on the consumer's personal preference on matters such as the feel of the controller, software features and exclusive games. Thanks for reading.