Product comparison · 2 game consoles

Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB vs Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4 500GB

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Platform
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:PlayStation 3
- PS4 500GB:PlayStation 4
Internal memory
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:256 MB
- PS4 500GB:8192 MB
Internal memory type
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:XDR
- PS4 500GB:GDDR5
Internal storage capacity
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:120 GB
- PS4 500GB:500 GB
Optical drive type
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:Blu-Ray
- PS4 500GB:Blu-Ray/DVD
Bluetooth version
- PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB:2.0+EDR
- PS4 500GB:2.1+EDR

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Comparison of PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB, PS4 500GB
33 specifications	A Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB View product	B Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4 500GB View product
Performance3 differ
PlatformDiffers	PlayStation 3	PlayStation 4
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	8192 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	XDR	GDDR5
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Jaguar
Graphics processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon
Storage2 differ
Internal storage capacityDiffers	120 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray	Blu-Ray/DVD
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth versionDiffers	2.0+EDR	2.1+EDR
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC (power) inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Multimediaidentical
Supported video modesKnown for one	1080i, 1080p, 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Video game includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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