SEGA Saturn Specifications
Sega Saturn
PERIPHERALS
- Analog Mission Joystick
- Arcade Racer Analog Steering Controller
- Controller
- Memory Backup Cart
- Link Cable
- Mouse with Pad
- Keyboard
- NetLink Modem
- RFU Adaptor
- S-Video Adaptor
- Multitap Unit
- Analog Pad
- MPEG Adapter
CPUs
- Two Hitachi SH2
- 32 bit RISC processor
- Clock- 28 MHz
- One Hitachi SH1
CD-ROM DRIVE
- Data Transfer Rate (DMA TO RAM)
- 150 KB/sec. (Normal)
- 300 KB/sec. (Double speed)
- Maximum Capacity - 660 Megabytes
- Features:
- Audio CD play with reactive display
- CD+G Compatible
- CD+EG Compatible
- CD Single Compatible
Optional: Photo CD, Video CD and EBook
2D GRAPHICAL CAPABILITY
- VDP1 processor handling sprites, polygons and geometry VDP2 processor handling backgrounds
- 5 simultaneous planes with two rotation planes
- 32,000 colors from 24-bit palette
NTSC Display Resolution
- 352x224
- 640x224
- 704x480
MEMORY CONFIGURATION
- Main RAM: 2 Megabytes
- Video RAM: 1.54 Megabyte
- Sound RAM: 540 Kilobytes
- CD ROM buffer: 512 Kilobytes
SOUND PROCESSOR
- 16-bit 68EC000 processor operating at 11.3 MHz
- 32 voices
- FM synthesis
- two CPU interfaces
- 44.1 KHz sampling frequency
- 16 channel digital mixer - SCSP 128 step DSP @ 22.6MHz
GEOMETRY ENGINE
Supplied by VDP 1
- Texture mapping
- Goraud Shading
- 512K cache for textures
- 200,000 texture-mapped polygons/second
- 500,000 flat shaded polygons/second
SPRITE GRAPHICS
Supplied by VDP 1
- dual 256K frame buffers for rotation and scaling
- virtually unlimited number of sprites on a line
- virtually unlimited number of sprite images
- virtually unlimited number of CLUTs
SPRITE SPECIAL EFFECTS
Supplied by VDP 1
- Rotation
- Scaling up/down
- Warping
- Vertical and horizontal line scroll
BACKGROUND AND SCROLL PLANES
Supplied by VDP 2
- background engine
- up to five simultaneous scrolling backgrounds
- up to two simultaneous rotating playfields
- true 24-bit backgrounds
- 704x480 maximum resolution
