Configurations
To date, the PS3 has had several component revisions which serve to reduce power consumption. This in turn results in production savings, lower heat production, lower cooling requirements and quieter running. Since launch, the Cell processor has shrunk from 90 nm to 45 nm. The RSX GPU has also seen reduction in size over periodic revisions of the PS3.
Major improvements were introduced with the PS3 Slim. It utilized a 45 nm Cell which resulted in a 34% reduction in power consumption over the previous 65 nm Cell model; the latest Slim model further decreases power consumption with the move to a 40 nm RSX.
| Generation | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | 60 GB |
20 GB |
60 GB |
80 GB |
40 GB |
40 GB |
80 GB |
160 GB |
120/250 GB "Slim" |
120/250 GB "Slim" |
160/320 GB "Slim" |
160/320 GB "Slim" |
12/250/500 GB "Super Slim" |
| Model number(s) | CECHAxx | CECHBxx | CECHCxx | CECHExx | CECHGxx CECHHxx |
CECHJxx | CECHKxx CECHLxx CECHMxx |
CECHPxx CECHQxx |
CECH-20xxA CECH-20xxB |
CECH-21xxA CECH-21xxB |
CECH-25xxA CECH-25xxB |
CECH-30xxA CECH-30xxB |
CECH-40xxA CECH-40xxB CECH-40xxC |
| GPU process | 90 nm | 90 nm | 90 nm | 90 nm | 90 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| CPU process | 90 nm | 90 nm | 90 nm | 90 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 65 nm | 45 nm | 45 nm | 45 nm | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| PS2 emulation | Full | Full | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Front USB | 4+flash | 4 | 4+flash | 4+flash | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Power supply | 380 W | 380 W | 380 W | 380 W | 280 W | 280 W | 280 W | 280 W | 250 W | 230 W | 230 W | 200 W | 190 W |
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