The PS3 finally bring in money to Sony since the company uses GPU RSX etched into 40 nm. The new platform is designated by the SKU CECH-2100A, which replaces the model CECH-2000A which uses a graphics processor engraved in 65nm, as Sony has officially confirmed.

Thus, the console sees its consumption reduced by 15% on average compared to the old version to stay below 80 W in most cases. Compared with the first PS3 160W asked to read a Blu-ray, the new generation requires only 77 W or 78 W. This therefore results in cooling systems smaller and less complex processes to manage consumption. Thus, the power supply weighs 30 grams less than the CECH-2000A, to reach 412 g. Similarly, the cooler now weighs 408 g, 805 g cons for the first PS3 and 545 g in the CECH-2000A.

When you combine these savings is a 40 nm chip is cheaper to manufacture because it is possible to put more on a single wafer, it is understandable that Sony is finally coming to realize a profit on the sale of consoles, unlike his debut when the Japanese lost over $ 300 every time he sold a PS3 incorporating a 20GB hard drive