Processor: |
Motorola 68000 16/32-bit processor @ 7.67 MHz (MC68HC000, CMOS version) |
Co-processor: |
Zilog Z80 8-bit @ 3.58 MHz |
Video display processor |
Yamaha YM7101, derivative of the VDP from the Sega Master System |
Memory: |
64K work RAM (68000), 64K video RAM, 8K work RAM (Z80) |
Display palette: |
512 colors (3:3:3 RGB) |
Onscreen colors: |
64 (normal) or 183 (shadow/highlight mode) |
Maximum onscreen sprites: |
80 (320-pixel wide display) or 64 (256-pixel wide display) |
Resolution: |
256×224, 256×448, 320×224, 320×448, (PAL and NTSC) 256×240, 256×480, 320×240, 320×480 (PAL only), 256×192 (SMS games only)
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Sound: |
Yamaha YM2612 5 channel FM and 1 channel FM/PCM, Texas Instruments SN76489 4 channel PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) |