| Feature | Xbox Series X | PlayStation 5 |
| Price | TBD | TBD |
| Release Date* | Holiday 2020 | Holiday 2020 |
| Optical Drive | 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive | 4K UHD Blu-Ray Drive |
| RAM | 16 GB GDDR6 RAM | 16GB GDDR6 RAM |
| Memory Bandwidth | 10GB at 560GB/s
6GB at 335GB/s |
448GB/s |
| CPU | 8x Zen 2 Cores (3.8GHz)
(3.6GHz with Simultaneous Multi-Threading) |
8x Zen 2 Cores (3.5GHz) |
| GPU | Custom AMD Radeon RNDA Navi producing 12 Teraflops with 52 CUs at 1.825GHz | Custom AMD Radeon RDNA Navi GPU producing 10.28 Teraflops with 36 CUs at 2.23GHz |
| Video Output | Native 4K & 8K Support, up to 120Hz | Native 4K & 8K Support, up to 120Hz |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| Data Transfer Speed (I/O Throughput) | 2.4GB/s (raw)
4.8GB/s (compressed) |
5.5GB/s (raw)
8-9GB/s (compressed) |
| Storage | Custom 1TB NVMe SSD | Custom 825GB SSD |
| Expandable Storage | Proprietary 1TB SSD Expansion Card
USB HDD Support |
NVMe SSD Slot
USB HDD Support |
| Backwards Compatibility | Xbox Games
Xbox 360 Games Xbox One Games and Accessories |
PlayStation 4 Games
PlayStation VR Hardware & Games |
| Streaming Game Service | Project xCloud | Remote Play |
| Quick Resume | Multiple games and apps simultaneously | TBD |
| Controllers | Xbox Series X Controller
Xbox One Controller |
DualShock 5 |
| Controller Charging | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| Batteries | AA | TBD |
| Subscription Service | Xbox Live | PlayStation Plus |
| USB | Front: One Type-A USB Port
Rear: 1TB External SSD Slot 2x Type-A USB Port |
TBD |
| Hardwired Internet | Ethernet | TBD |
| Wireless Connections | Bluetooth
Wireless Radio for Controllers |
TBD |
| A/V Hookups | HDMI | HDMI |
| Power Supply | 300W | TBD |
| Region Locked | TBD | TBD |
*Release date may slip from Holiday 2020 for both consoles due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on supply chains across the globe.