| Main CPU |
|---|
| Type | 128 Bit Emotion Engine |
| Measure frequency | 296Mhz |
| Speed | 6.2 Giga-Flops |
| Main Memory | 32MB Direct Rambus |
| Brandwidth | 3.2 GB/sec. |
| Instruction Cache | 16KB |
| Data Cache | 8KB |
| Co-Processors | FPU | VUO| VUI |
| Graphic Unit |
|---|
| Type | 128 Bit Graphics Synthesizer |
| Measure frequency | 148Mhz |
| Speed | 25 to 75 million Polygons/sec. |
| Video Memory | 4MB Direct Rambus |
| Intern Brandwidth | 48 GB/s. |
| Max. Resolution | 1280 x 1024 |
| Output Formats | NTSC | PAL | DTV (Digital TV) |
| Color Depth | 32 Bit |
| Z-Buffering | 32 Bit |
| Render-Functions | Texture Mapping | Bump Mapping | Fogging | Alpha Blending | Bi- and Trilinear Filtering | Mip-Mapping | Anti-Aliasing | Multipass Rendering |
| Sound Unit |
|---|
| Type | SPU2 |
| Sound Memory | 2MB |
| Channels | 48 |
| Sampeling-Rate | 44.1 or 48Khz (customizeable) |
| Sound Formats | Dolby Digital | DTS |
| I/O Unit |
|---|
| I/O-Processors | PlayStation-CPU with 33.8 Mhz |
| Data Format |
|---|
| Type | PlayStation2 CD-ROM | DVD-ROM | PlayStation CD-ROM |
| Supported Formats | Audio-CD | DVD-Video |
| Capacity | max. 17 GB |
| Read Speed | 3.6 MB/sec. (CD-ROM)
5.4 MB/sec. (DVD) |
| Miscellaneous |
|---|
| Ports | Controller (2x) | Memory Card (2x) | AV | Optic Digital-Port | USB (2x) | IEEE 1394 ("Firewire") | PCMCIA (Type 3) |
| Weight | 2.1 kg |
| Published | 4. March 2000 (Japan) | Fall 2000 (USA, Europe) by Sony |
| Cost | 39,800 Yen |
| Supply Pack | PlayStation2 | "Dual Shock 2"-Analogcontroller | 8MB Memory-Card | PlayStation2 Demo Disc | AV-Cable | Current-Cable |