Nintendo · Game Console · 1990
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released as the Super Famicom in Japan on November 21, 1990, as the Super NES in North America on August 23, 1991, and internationally throughout 1992. It was Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). A fourth-generation console, the SNES primarily competed with the Sega Genesis in the console war, a fierce battle for market share in the United States and Europe.
- Chipset
- Ricoh 5A22 16-bit (WDC 65C816-b…
- Resolution
- 256×224 standard, up to 512×448…
Memory
- Work RAM
- 128 KB
- Audio RAM
- 64 KB
- Video RAM
- 64 KB
Release
- Japan (Super Famicom)
- 1990
- North America (Super NES)
- August 23, 1991
Graphics
- PPU
- Ricoh 5C77 (PPU1) + 5C78 (PPU2)
- Resolution
- 256×224 standard, up to 512×448 (hi-res/interlaced)
Physical
- Media
- ROM cartridge
- Controller ports
- 2
Performance
- CPU
- Ricoh 5A22 16-bit (WDC 65C816-based)
- Sound
- 8 ADPCM channels, 16-bit stereo (Sony S-DSP)
- Audio CPU
- Sony SPC700 8-bit @ 1.024 MHz
- CPU clock
- 1.79 / 2.68 / 3.58 MHz (region/access dependent)
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