PlayStation 4 Hardware Specs
By Jared Petty, Samuel Claiborn, Nick Asbury, +121.4k more
updatedNov 4, 2016
Console Hardware Specifications
CPU
Number of Cores/Threads: 8/8 [1]
Frequency: speculated to be running a base clock speed of 1.6 Ghz on a 2.75 Ghz capable chip
Shared L2 Cache: 2 x 2 MB [2]
Manufacturing Process: 28 nm [3]
Custom CPU with background processing for recording gameplay.
GPU: AMD next-generation Radeon based graphics engine
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GPU Cores: 8 [5]
GPU Clock: 800 MHz [6]
Memory: 8GB GDDR5
Frequency: 5500 MHz [7]
System Memory Bus: 256-bit [8]
System Memory Bandwidth: 176.0 GB/s [9]
Storage size: 500GB, 5200 RPM, hard disk drive, user removable*
External dimensions: Approximately 275 x 53 x 305 mm
Mass: Approx 2.8 kg (6.2 lb)
BD/DVD drive (read only): BD x 6 CAV, DVD x 8 CAV, Blu-ray and DVD playback, no audio CD support
Input/Output: Super-Speed USBx (USB 3.0) port x2, AUX port x1
Networking: Ethernet x1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz only), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
AV output: HDMI 1.4 out port, digital out optical port. SD output is supported for lower-resolution displays. HD output at 720p, 1080p, sony claims it can stream up to 4k content but this is still TBD.
Included Peripherals: PlayStation 4 system x1, Wireless controller (DualShock 4) x1, Mono headset x1, AC power cord x1, HDMI cable x1, USB cable x1
Stereoscopic Output: Hardware supported
Legacy Support
PlayStation 4 does not support direct backward compatibility with PlayStation 3 media. The PS4 will support some PS3 peripherals.
DualShock 4
The DualShock 4 sports an integrated touch pad, headset jack, share button, and LED player identifier. The unit weighs 69 ounces. The DualShock features the same two stick, eight button, one D-Pad configuration as previous DualShock models.
More information is available on the DualShock 4 page.
PlayStation Camera
The PlayStation Camera has a 1280x800 pixel sensor capable of capturing video at 60 frames-per-second.
