CPU
- Cell Processor
- PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
- 1 VMX vector unit per core
- 512KB L2 cache
- 7 x SPE @3.2GHz
- 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
- 7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
- * 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
- total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS
GPU
- RSX @550MHz
- 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
- Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
- Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines
Sound
- Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing)
Memory
- 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz
System Bandwidth
- Main RAM 25.6GB/s
- VRAM 22.4GB/s
- RSX 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
- SB< 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)
System Floating Point Performance
- 2 TFLOPS
Storage
- Detachable 2.5″ HDD slot x 1
I/O
- USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
- Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
- SD standard/mini x 1
- CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1
Communication
- Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
Controller
- Bluetooth (up to 7)
- USB 2.0 (wired)
- Wi-Fi (PSP)
- Network (over IP)
AV Output
- Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- HDMI: HDMI out x 2
- Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
- Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1
Disc Media
- CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
- DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
- Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE