Radeon RX 550 512SP vs Playstation 5 GPU

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameOberon PlusBaffin
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 September 2022 (2 years ago)13 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $79

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304512
Core clock speed2233 MHz1019 MHz
Boost clock speed2233 MHz1071 MHz
Number of transistors10,600 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate321.634.27
Floating-point processing power10.29 TFLOPS1.097 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14432

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x8
Length390 mm145 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s96 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXN/A12 (12_0)
Shader ModelN/A6.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.21.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 September 2022 13 October 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 50 Watt

Playstation 5 GPU has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

RX 550 512SP, on the other hand, has 260% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Playstation 5 GPU and Radeon RX 550 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.


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