CPU
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Processors (8):
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 provessor
Saturn Control Unit (SCU)
Motorola 68EC000 sound processor
Yamaha FH1 DSP sound processor |
| Graphics |
VDP 1 32-bit video display processor
Sprite, polygon, and geometry engine
Dual 256KB frame buffers for rotation and scaling effects
Texture Mapping
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
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| Memory |
2MB (16 Megabits) RAM
1.54MB (12 Megabits) video RAM
540KB (4 Megabits) audio RAM
540KB (4 Megabits) CD-ROM cache
540 KB (4 Mbit) IPL ROM
32KB nonvolatile RAM (battery backup)
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| Sound |
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 |
| 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) adaptor
Composite video/stereo (standard)
NTSC RF (optional)
S-Video compatible (optional)
RGB compatible (optional)
HDTV compatible (optional)
Analog control pad |
| Dimensions |
Width: 260 mm (10.2 in)
Length: 230 mm (9.0 in)
Height: 83 (3.2) |
