Atari 5200 - Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

  • CPU: Custom MOS 6502C @ 1.79 MHz (not a 65C02).
  • Support Hardware: 3 custom VLSI chips
  • Maximum Screen Resolution: 384x240 (overscan), 256 color palette. Register values can be changed at every scan line using ANTIC display list interrupts, allowing all 256 colors to be displayed at once.
  • Graphics: ANTIC and GTIA
  • Sound: 4-channel sound via the POKEY chip which also handles keyboard scanning, serial I/O, high resolution interrupt capable timers (single cycle accurate), and random number generation.
  • RAM: 16 KB
  • ROM:
    • 2 KB on-board BIOS for system startup and interrupt routing.
    • 32 KB ROM window for standard game cartridges, expandable using bank switching techniques.
  • Dimensions: 13" × 15" × 4.25"

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