EIGHT PROCESSORS
- 2 Hitachi 28.6MHz, 50-MIPS SH2 32-bit RISC processors
- Hitachi SH1 32-bit RISC processor
- VDP 1 32-bit video display processor
- VDP 2 32-bit video display processor
- Saturn Control Unit (SCU)
- Motorola 68EC000 sound processor
- Yamaha FH1 DSP sound processor
MEMORY
- 2MB (16 Megabits) RAM
- 1.54MB (12 Megabits) video RAM
- 540KB (4 Megabits) audio RAM
- 540KB (4 Megabits) CD-ROM cache
- 32KB nonvolatile RAM (battery backup)
AUDIO
- 22.6MHz Yamaha FH1 24-bit digital signal processor
- 11.3MHz Motorola 68EC000 sound processor
- 32 PCM (pulse-code modulation) channels
- 8 FM channels
- 44.1KHz sampling rate
VIDEO
- VDP 1 32-bit video display processor
- Sprite, polygon, and geometry engine
- Dual 256KB frame buffers for rotation and scaling effects
- Texture shading
- Goraud shading
- 512KB cache for textures
- VDP 2 32-bit background and scroll plane video display processor
- Background engine
- Five simultaneous scrolling backgrounds
- Two simultaneous rotating playfields
- 200,000 texture-mapped polygons per second
- 500,000 flat-shaded polygons per second
- 60 frames of animation per second
- 24-bit true-color graphics
- 16.7 million colors
- 352 x 240, 640 x 240, and 704 x 480 resolution
STORAGE
- Double-Speed CD-ROM
- 320KB per second transfer speed
- Audio CD compatible
- CD+G compatible
- CD+EG compatible
- CD single (8cm CD) compatible
- Video CD, Photo CD, Electronic Books, digital karaoke (optional)
- 512KB memory cartridges for game save (optional)
INPUT/OUTPUT
- High-speed serial communications port
- Internal 32-bit expansion port
- Internal multi-AV port for video CD (MPEG) adapter
- Composite video/stereo (standard)
- NTSC RF (optional)
- S-Video compatible (optional)
- RGB compatible (optional)
- HDTV compatible (optional)
- Analog (optional) control pad
POWER SOURCE
- AC120 volts; 60Hz (US)
- AC240 volts; 50Hz (UK)
- AC100 volts; 60Hz (JP)
POWER CONSUMPTION
OPERATING CONDITIONS
- Temperature: 41F to 95F
- Humidity: 10% to 80% RH
DIMENSIONS (US/European models)
- Width: 260 mm (10.2 in)
- Length: 230 mm (9.0 in)
- Height: 83 mm (3.2 in)
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