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Sony · Game Console · 2000

PlayStation 2

Sony ps2: Emotion Engine, custom 128-bit RISC. Released in 2000.

Chipset
Sony SPU2 (dual-core)
Weight
2.4 kg
2000s SCPH-70012 (Slim)SCPH-39001 (Fat)

Audio

output
stereo, Dolby Digital / DTS
channels
48 ADPCM channels
sampling
up to 48 kHz
processor
Sony SPU2 (dual-core)

Ports

usb
2x USB 1.1
audio
Digital optical audio output
ilink
1x S400 i.LINK (FireWire)
video
AV Multi Out (RGB, YCbCr, Y/C, composite, audio L/R)
controller_ports
2
memory_card_slots
2

Memory

gpu_vram
4 MB eDRAM
main_ram
32 MB RDRAM (Direct Rambus, dual channel, ~3.2 GB/s)
audio_ram
2 MB

Graphics

gpu
Graphics Synthesizer
clock
147.456 MHz
fillrate
2.4 gigapixels/second
polygons
up to 75 million polygons/second
embedded_vram
4 MB eDRAM

Physical

weight
2.4 kg
dimensions
301 x 78 x 182 mm

Processor

cpu
Emotion Engine, custom 128-bit RISC
die
240 mm2, 0.25 um CMOS process
clock
294.912 MHz (299 MHz in later consoles)
cores
2 vector processing units (VPU0, VPU1) + FPU
transistors
13.5 million

Connectivity

expansion_bay
Rear expansion bay for HDD and network adapter

Storage & Media

memory_card
8 MB Memory Card (MagicGate)
optical_drive
DVD-ROM / CD-ROM

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