The document compares the specifications of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U consoles. The PlayStation 4 has better specs than the Xbox One, including faster GDDR5 RAM versus the Xbox's DDR3 RAM. Though the Xbox One was released earlier in Europe, it has lower specs than the PS4 and costs $100 more due to including the Kinect sensor. The Wii U has the lowest specs of the three consoles but is also the cheapest and does not require an online subscription.

1. Console Comparison
The PlayStation 4 currently storms the gaming market due to it’s
shown specifications, lower price than the Xbox one but better specs
than the Wii U, it also has GDDR5 RAM which is better than the Xbox’
DDR3 RAM
Feature PlayStation 4 Xbox One Wii U
Price $399.99 $499.99 $349.99 / 299.99
Release Date US: 11.15.2013
EU: 11.29.2013
11.22.2013 11.18.2012
Game DVR Yes, PS+
subscription not
required
Yes, with subscription
to Xbox Live Gold
No
RAM 8GB GDDR5 8GB DDR3 2GB DDR3 [11]
CPU Single-chip x86
AMD "Jaguar"
processor, 8 cores
8 Core Microsoft
custom CPU
Tri-Core PowerPC
"Espresso" CPU
GPU AMD Radeon
Graphics Core
Next engine w/
1152 shaders
853 MHz AMD
Radeon GPU w/ 768
shaders
AMD "Latte" 550
MHz GPU w/ 320
shaders
Storage 500 GB 5400
RPM SATA II
hard drive
500 GB Hard Drive 8GB or 32GB Flash

2. Although the Xbox one had an earlier release date in the EU which
took attention to that first being an early first new gen console it has
lower specs than the PS4 with a lesser RAM type, it also costs $100
more to have with the including of the Xbox Kinect which allows
more game developers to specify around using that.
The Wii U has more user interactivity but lower specs than the PS4
and Xbox one, it’s also cheaper than them too, but it requires no
subscription to cost online.
DDR3 runs at a higher voltage that GDDR5 (typically 1.25-1.65V
versus ~1V)
DDR3 uses a 64-bit memory controller per channel (so, 128-bit bus
for dual channel, 256-bit for quad channel), whereas GDDR5 is paired
with controllers of a nominal 32-bit (16 bit each for input and output)