| Plug and Play | The Yamaha OPL3-SA3 is a Plug and Play sound system. |
| Compatibility | Soundblaster and The Microsoft Sound System compatible. |
| Sounds | Up to 18 simultaneous sounds. |
| Synthesis | 2-4 operator synthesis modes. |
| DMA |
Dual DMA with FIFO for Full Duplex capability. Supports DMA demand mode. |
| Recording/Playback | 5.5KHz to 48KHz recording/playback. |
| Compression | Supports ADPCM compression/decompression. |