Nintendo Wii U

LAUNCH

Released

2012-11-18

GAMING PERFORMANCE

PS5 = 100 is a reference. Different modes and methods do not establish a winner.

Gaming Performance Index (GPI)

EstimatedHardware counting/clock scenario · Compute proxy1.71–3.43

Method & conditions

PS5 = 100 is an index reference. Relative bar lengths are display values, not game FPS ratios or a winner.

Estimated · Extrapolated · Not measured · Not ranked

Mode: Hardware counting/clock scenario; supply unknown

Method: uncalibrated gpu only fp32 branch proxy v0.1

Input years: Unspecified

GPU arithmetic only; no measured game calibration or cross-architecture efficiency correction.

Exact mode, memory, driver, cooling and supply may change the result; do not infer missing conditions.

Hardware name: "160scalarshader branch"

Hardware fp32_tflops: 0.176

Hardware formula_gflops: "160*2*550/1000"

Hardware assumptions: ["The shader number already counts scalar ALUs; do not multiply by five again.","Assume fully occupied VLIW lanes executing two-operation MAD instructions at 550 MHz.","The 320-core branch is a historical competing interpretation, not a verified specification."]

Hardware name: "320scalarshader branch"

Hardware fp32_tflops: 0.352

Hardware formula_gflops: "320*2*550/1000"

Scenario span; not a confidence interval.

Estimated

100 is a PS5 (2024) reference, not a maximum. Relative displayed values are not game FPS ratios or a winner.

GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS

PS5 = 100 is a reference. Different modes and methods do not establish a winner.

3DMark Time Spy Score

Estimate · Conditions unconfirmed350

Test conditions & details

Test: 3DMark Time Spy

Score unit: points

Version not recorded

Bars align retained values of the same metric and unit. Test conditions may be unconfirmed. The endpoint is a display scale, not a test maximum, comparable device measurement, game FPS ratio or winner.

SCREEN SIZE

Screens share one physical scale. Lines show diagonal length when aspect ratio is unknown. Panel refresh and external output remain separate.

SCREEN SIZE

-

GAMEPAD SCREEN · PHYSICAL SIZE

6.2" · 157.5 mm diagonal onlyAspect ratio unknown; screen outline unavailable.

PLATFORM & HARDWARE

Operating system

-

Platform

PowerPC

Processor

1.24 GHz tri-core IBM PowerPC "Espresso"

Graphics

-

Process

-

FP32 TFLOPS (theoretical)

-

Media

Optical, Digital

MEMORY & STORAGE

RAM / Storage

RAM: 2 GB Storage: 32 GB

SCREEN QUALITY

Screens share one physical scale. Lines show diagonal length when aspect ratio is unknown. Panel refresh and external output remain separate.

GamePad screen Panel

LCD

Scope & conditions

GamePad screen · GamePad

Existing value; verification unchanged.

Touch: -

VRR: -

GamePad screen Refresh Rate

-

Scope & conditions

GamePad screen · GamePad

Existing value; verification unchanged.

Touch: -

VRR: -

GamePad screen Resolution

-

Scope & conditions

GamePad screen · GamePad

Existing value; verification unchanged.

Touch: -

VRR: -

GamePad screen Touch

-

Scope & conditions

GamePad screen · GamePad

Existing value; verification unchanged.

Touch: -

VRR: -

GamePad screen VRR

-

Scope & conditions

GamePad screen · GamePad

Existing value; verification unchanged.

Touch: -

VRR: -

POWER & BATTERY

Chip limits, adapters and system observations keep their own scope. Battery energy is shown in Wh.

Battery energy

5.6 Wh

Scope & conditions

Legacy battery value has no verified component binding; not a main-console battery.

BODY & DIMENSIONS

One physical scale for both projections and all products. Wireframes use qualified dimensions and the stated body or pose scope. Ranges use the labeled published upper endpoint; no full protrusion envelope is inferred.

GAMEPAD · FRONT W × H

GamePad · Handheld landscape · 255.4 W × 133.4 H mm · Body excluding protrusions

GAMEPAD · THICKNESS W × D

GamePad · Handheld landscape · 255.4 W × 41 D mm · Body excluding protrusions

GamePad dimensions · W × H × D

W 255.4 × H 133.4 × D 41 mm

Orientation & measurement scope

GamePad: W 255.4 × H 133.4 × D 41 mm

GamePad: Verified axes · Handheld landscape · Approximation unspecified

GamePad measurement scope: Wii U GamePad body excluding projections; separate charging cradle/play stand and cables excluded.

GamePad: Body excluding protrusions

GamePad: Body excluding protrusions; outline and screen placement are unspecified.

Handheld landscape · Body excluding protrusions · Wii U GamePad body excluding projections; separate charging cradle/play stand and cables excluded.

MAIN BODY · FRONT W × H

Main body · Horizontal · 172 W × 46 H mm · Body excluding protrusions

MAIN BODY · THICKNESS W × D

Main body · Horizontal · 172 W × 268.5 D mm · Body excluding protrusions

Main body dimensions · W × H × D

W 172 × H 46 × D 268.5 mm

Orientation & measurement scope

Main body: W 172 × H 46 × D 268.5 mm

Main body: Verified axes · Horizontal · Approximation unspecified

Main body measurement scope: Wii U console body excluding projections; GamePad, vertical stands, power supply and cables are separate.

Main body: Body excluding protrusions

Main body: Body excluding protrusions; outline and screen placement are unspecified.

Horizontal · Body excluding protrusions · Wii U console body excluding projections; GamePad, vertical stands, power supply and cables are sep…

Weight

1,550 g

CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION

Connectivity & Audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Scope & conditions

Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Ports

4 × USB 2.0 (2 front, 2 rear) / SD/SDHC card slot / HDMI output / AV MULTI OUT / Sensor-bar connector