In comparison, the Series S has a smaller 512GB SSD to keep costs down.
The Series X comes with a 1TB internal SSD, plus USB 3.1 support. They also each support Xbox's quick resume feature, which can pause up to six games or so at a time, allowing users to instantly continue where they left off or switch between them. In terms of storage, both have an SSD for faster load times and the rest of the abilities that solid-state drives (SSD) can offer. Both consoles: Storage Expansion Card slot.Xbox Series S: 512GB internal SSD, 3 x USB 3.1 ports.Xbox Series X: 1TB internal SSD, 3x USB 3.1 ports.Both consoles will run games at 60fps natively, although are capable of up to 120fps, usually by dropping the resolution.Įven with its lower-spec though, the Series S supports variable refresh rates (VRR) and shading, just like its sibling. Ray tracing is supported by both, but while the Series X is able to run games at a 4K resolution natively, the Series S is effectively locked at a maximum of 1440p for gaming.
The flagship console has 16GB of GDDR6 RAM, while its stablemate has 10GB. The amount of RAM is also different across machines. The Series S will have 4 TFLOPS (20CUs at 1.565GHz) of RDNA 2 graphics. They differ even more greatly in the graphics processing, with the Series X sporting 12 TFLOPS (52CUs at 1.825GHz) of RDNA 2 graphics power.
Xbox Series S: 3.6GHz CPU, 10GB GDDR6 RAM, 4 TFLOPS GPU (20 CUs at 1.565GHz)īoth the Xbox Series X and Series S are powered by a custom AMD Zen 2 eight-core processor, but the Series X CPU runs at 3.8GHz per core (3.6GHz with multi-threading) and the Series S at 3.6GHz (3.4GHz with multi-threading).Xbox Series X: 3.8GHz CPU, 16GB GDDR6 RAM, 12 TFLOPS GPU (52 CUs at 1.825GHz).Both consoles: Custom AMD Zen 2 eight-core processor.Xbox has decided to make that grille black and the console white, however, which makes it look like a loudspeaker when it is stood on its end. The Series S, meanwhile, looks more like the earlier Xbox One S - it even has a similar grille on the top (when horizontal). Xbox Series X vs PS5: Which powerhouse console is best?.The Xbox Series X is a monolithic beast of a machine, best designed to stand vertically - but it can lay horizontally - and available in black only with some green highlighted openings on a top grille. Perhaps surprisingly, the two next-gen consoles from Xbox look nothing alike. Xbox Series S: White finish, white controller, 275 x 150 x 64mm, 1.9kgs.Xbox Series X: Black finish, black controller, 301 x 151 x 151mm, 4.5kgs.We've put together a handy guide to help you decide which next-gen Xbox could suit you best. One is a super powerful games machine, with PC-like specifications, the other a more affordable alternative. (Pocket-lint) - By all accounts, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fastest selling Xbox consoles of all time.