Slim PS3 console gets new 40nm GPU

A new version of the PlayStation 3 needs less power. Sony has the PS3 Slim model of the revised and reduced, among others, the power consumption.Sony can save the changes to the game console costs of production. In Japan the new PS3 version is already being delivered. Whether they come to Europe is still unclear.

The Slim model of the PlayStation 3 has been revised and now requires less power, Pocket News reports from Japan. The outside is different, the new version of the PlayStation 3, namely CECH-2100A not from the previous.

The new PS3 GPU is now being produced in the 40-nanometer process. Therefore, much less energy is required, the console comes with about 20 percent less electricity than before from, have measurements of Pocket News arise. Sony, the manufacturer also benefits from lower production costs.

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