| DREAMCAST | PLAYSTATION | NINTENDO 64 | |
| CPU | SH4: 128 bit Internal RISC CPU Graphics Engine 200MHz 360MIPS | R3000A: 32bit RISC processor 33.8688MHz 30 MIPS |
R4000: 64bit RISC processor 93.75MHz |
| GRAPHICS ENGINE | PowerVR2 DC CG rendering 3 000 000 polygons / sec and above | Geometry Engine 360 000 polygons / sec | Unknown |
| SOUND ENGINE | Super Intelligent Sound Processor 32 bit Internal RISC CPU 64 channel PCM / ADPCM | 24 channel PCM | Unknown |
| MEMORY | Main 16MB Texture 8MB Sound 2MB | Main 2MB Video 1MB Sound 512k | RAMBUS D-RAM 36M bit |
| MODEM | 33.6kbps | None | None |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Microsoft Windows Custom Version | None | None |
| MEDIA | GD-ROM Capacity About 1GB | CD-ROM Capacity About 660MB
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Cartridge Capacity about 32MB |
| CD-ROM DRIVE | Max Speed 12 X | Max Speed 2X | None |
| CO-PROCESSOR | None | None | RCP: Sound and graphics + pixel drawing at 62.5 MHz |
| RESOLUTION | Unknown | Max 640 x 480 | Max 640 x 480 |
| COLOUR | About 16 770 000 simultaneous colours | 16,777,216 simultaneous colours | 32bit (about 32 million) |
| GRAPHICS PROCESSING | Bump Mapping Fog Alpha-Blending Mip Mapping Tri-Linear Filtering Anti Aliasing Environment Mapping Specular Effect | Flat shading Gouraud, textured and light sourced Vertical and horizontal line scroll Scaling up/down Transparency |
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| DIMENSIONS | 190mm (W) X 195.8mm (H) X 75.5m (D) | 270mm(W) X 185mm(H) X 55mm(D) | 260mm(W) X 190mm(H) X 73mm(D) |
| WEIGHT | About 1.5kg | About 2kg | About 1.1 kg |
| ENERGY CONSUMPTION | About 22 W | 22W | 22W |