So I'll start this off with a quick note that I am not sure if these are accurate figures. It's been so long, I don't remember all the info from the beginning of the generation, and finding articles from back then is a bit difficult.
But anyways, here is what I found for the overall hardware performance of each machine:
PS3 - 2TF
Xbox 360 - 1.0TF
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Difference - 1TF (100%)
Now for current generation, we have the following (Someone please give me updates if you have figures for overall system performance or at least a CPU GFlop performance since that should be almost equal in both so I can update this).
PS4 - 1.83TF (GPU) + "Placeholder 250GF" = 2.08TF
Xbox One - 1.31TF (GPU) + "Placeholder 275GF" = 1.585TF
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Difference - 0.495TF (31%)
Assuming these values are correct, is anyone else suprised at how the theoretical peak power of these systems is only a tad higher than last gen? (just 10-50%). What I do not personally want to do with this thread, is try to make assumptions or give my educated opinion of what this may mean. Rather I would like to spur conversation with some of VGChartz more technological members. What do you all think about this? What will it represent next gen? How might things differ from this gen? Why is the peak performance barely higher than last gen? Don't limit yourself to just those few suggestions of topics to discuss, be creative.
I want to keep this thread positive. It's ok to say that "X is stronger than Y" or "X looks better than Y in my opinion", but don't start saying things like "X is way better. Fact." or "Y is so awful looking compared to X." I will keep it updated as more information is revealed throughout the generation. If you have any hardware specs to contribute to the totals above, please do so!
