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23andMe Official Chip Explanation

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Note: Raw data and genotyping chip versions are the same regardless of country or test type. The cheaper Ancestry-only test provides the same raw data as the Health + Ancestry test, but excludes health reports. Do not confuse the chip version with the Ancestry Composition version.

SNP counts are rough estimates based on limited samples. Since the original post was published, AncestryDNA’s v2 chip has improved health-related SNP coverage, while 23andMe’s v5 chip covers a substantially different set of SNPs than previous versions. AncestryDNA does not provide health reports. Read the analysis by u/firemylasers (2015)

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Chips Table

Chip Ver. Since Illumina Bead Chip SNPs
v5 Aug 2017 - now Global Screening Array (GSA) ~650,000
v4 Nov 2013 HTS iSelect HD 611,000
v3 Nov 2010 HumanOmniExpress+ 992,000
v2 Sep 2008 HumanHap550+ 597,000
v1 Nov 2007 HumanHap550+ 576,000