We Compare Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360: See Which is the Best
The Wii U, Nintendo’s new console, makes his debut on the international market in two versions: 8 GB and 32 GB. We analyse closely the specifications of the device and compare it with the hardware of Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in terms of weight, CPU, graphics card, RAM, storage, audio, media, and video output connections.
Weight
The first in a comparison of all is to see if this unit is lighter than the others. Apparently, the Wii U is the lightest of the three. The weight of each console is expressed as approximate values.
| Wii U | 1.6 kg |
| Playstation 3 | 2.1 kg |
| Xbox 360 | 2.9 kg |
CPU
The processor is the heart of any electronic system. All three games have chips manufactured by companies such as IBM, AMD, Sony and Toshiba, which adapts to your needs. In the case of the Wii U, is the processor with graphics acceleration.
| Wii U | IBM Power processor multi-core three cores running at 3GHz (with processing of 260 Gflops) |
| PlayStation3 | Cell Processor seven single-threaded cores (a backup), running at 3.2GHz (with processing of 230 Gflops) |
| Xbox 360 | Xenon processor 3 dual-threaded cores running at 3.2GHz (with processing of 77 Gflops |
Graphic card
While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have boards with video memory of 256 MB GDDR3, which increase according to the available RAM, the Wii U has 1 GB of GDDR5 memory, based on the series of video cards Radeon HD 5000.
| Wii U | AMD Radeon HD GDDR5 one of shared system RAM (and processing power in numbers was not disclosed) |
| PlayStation 3 | Model Nvidia RSX 550 MHz 256 MB GDDR 3 (Reaching 480 GDDR3 sharing system RAM) 22.4 Gbps of bandwidth |
| Xbox 360 | Model ATI Xenos 500 MHz 256 MB GDDR 3 RAM (Getting to 512 GDDR3 shared w / system RAM) (plus 10 MB eDRAM) 21.6 Gbps bandwidth (256 GBps via eDRAM) |
RAM
Older systems from Sony and Microsoft lose fired for the Wii U to contain a quarter to half the RAM that Nintendo’s console has.
| Wii U | 2 GB RAM – 1 GB is only used for system operations (1 GB is reserved for games and shared between CPU and GPU) |
| PlayStation 3 | 256 MB XDR RAM 3.2 GHz speed 25.6 Gbps of bandwidth |
| Xbox 360 | 512 MB ??of GDDR3 RAM (shared with GPU) 700 MHz speed 22.4 Gbps of bandwidth |
Storage
Like the Xbox 360, you can use pen-drives to increase capacity armazentamento device from Nintendo. But do not get carried away. This feature lets you access the files, such as games, very slow, since the port is USB 2.0.
| Wii U | 8 GB HDD (Basic) or 32 GB (Deluxe) 10000 RPM Supports SDHC memory cards and external storage via USB |
| PlayStation 3 | 12, 250 or 500 GB HDD (Super Slim Models) 5400 RPM external USB HDs accepted |
| Xbox 360 | HDD 320 (Elite) and 250 GB or 4 GB SSD (Arcade) 5400 RPM Supports USB pen-drives and up to 32 GB external HDDs |
Audio
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have optical audio output, I refuse to let the sound quality even more superior than when using only an HDMI cable. How the Wii U will not accept music CDs and not yet known whether will have some exclusive music service, the way is to continue using the devices for this competition.
| Wii U | Analog Stereo Digital 5.1 LPCM |
| PlayStation 3 | Analog Stereo Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital and 7.1 LPCM |
| Xbox 360 | Analog Dolby Pro-Logic II Dolby Digital 5.1 Digital |
Media
The media used in the Wii U is 25 GB, but it is not a Blu-Ray, but a patent própira Nintendo. The main reason for its use will be fighting piratara.
| Wii U | Supports Wii disks (less GameCube) Reading data at 22 MB / s (Media special Wii U, based on Blu-Ray) 25 GB of disk space |
| PlayStation 3 | Reading data to 9MB / s (Blu-Ray) 25 GB of disk space for a layer 50 GB for dual-layer disc |
| Xbox 360 | Reading data to 15.85 MB / s (DVD) 7 GB of disk space double layer |
Connections
Regarding network connections, we can vouch for the quality of the services displayed by Sony with PSN and Microsoft with Live over all its years of operation that Nintendo will still have much work ahead to match their service to the competition.
About the connections of accessories, the Wii U has four USB ports hidden by a retractable door. The transparent version of the console shows all components of the device.
| Wii U | SD memory card (supports SDHC) USB 2.0 ports (2 in front, 2 in rear) Input Sensor Bar AV Multi Out HDMI 1.4 Input Wi-Fi Connection / 802.11b/g/n |
| PlayStation 3 | 2 USB 2.0 (front) Input HDMI 1.4 AV Multi Out Digital Audio Out (Optical) Wi-Fi Connection / 802.11b/g/n |
| Xbox 360 | 2 USB 2.0 (front) Input HDMI 1.4 AV Multi Out Digital Audio Out (Optical) Wi-Fi Connection / 802.11b/g/n |
Output and Video
For the first time in many years, you can play Nintendo’s major franchises with high definition graphics, exploiting the full potential of the colorful world of the Mushroom Kingdom adventures of Mario and the fabulous land of Hyrule in an upcoming (and highly anticipated) game Zelda franchise.
| Wii U | Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i. include compatible HDMI cables and all of generation Wii: D-Terminal, Component, S-Video and Composite Video |
| PlayStation3 | Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p and 480p. Compatibility with HDMI, D-Terminal, Component, S-Video and Composite Video |
| Xbox 360 | Supports 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576i and 480p. compatible Connections include HDMI, VGA, D-Terminal, Component, S-Video and Composite Video |
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