Jaguar Focus: System Comparison (Aug.21,1993)

From: Atari SIG (xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 02/19/94-09:17:30 PM Z


From: xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Atari SIG)
Subject: Jaguar Focus: System Comparison (Aug.21,1993)
Date: Sat Feb 19 21:17:30 1994


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 :: Jaguar Special Edition   ATARI EXPLORER ONLINE       21 August 1993  ::
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 |||   Jaguar Focus: System Comparison
 |||   Courtesy: Atari Corp.
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                   Jaguar           3DO            SNES          GENESIS
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Bus Width     |    64 bits        32 bits         16 bits        16 bits
              |
Rendering/    |
Animation     |  850+ Million    64 Million      1 Million      1 Million
Speed         | pixels/second   pixels/second  pixels/second  pixels/second
              |
Bus           |     106.4            60              ?              ?
Bandwidth     | Megabytes/sec   Megabytes/sec
              |
Colors        |  16.7 Million    16.7 Million       256            64
              |
True Color    |     Yes             Yes             Yes            No
Graphics      |   (32-bit)        (24-bit)        (16-bit)
              |
Processors    |  5: GPU + DSP    4: ARM60+DSP    2: 65C816      2: 68000
              |  Object Proc.      2 Graphic        DSP            Z80
              |  Blitter+68000     Processors
              |
Stereo 16-bit |
CD Quality    |     Yes             Yes             No             No
Sound?        |
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MIPS          |      55              ?              ?              ?
              |
Custom HW     |
for 3D        |     Yes              No             No             No
Objects       |
              |
Multi-        |
Processing    |     Yes              ?              ?              ?
Architecture  |
              |
Object        |
Processor     |     Yes              No             No             No
              |
S-Video Out   |     Yes             Yes            Yes             No
              |
RF Out        |     Yes             Yes            Yes            Yes
              |
Composite Out |     Yes             Yes            Yes             ?
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RGB Out       |     Yes              ?              ?             Yes
              |
Resolution    |   720x576         640x480        512x448        320x224
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