Playstation 5 GPU vs Quadro P500
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 676 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 16.92 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP108 | Oberon Plus |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 28 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
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 cores | 256 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | 2233 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1518 MHz | 2233 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,800 million | 10,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.29 | 321.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7772 TFLOPS | 10.29 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 144 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | no data | 390 mm |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2018 | 28 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 180 Watt |
Quadro P500 has 900% lower power consumption.
Playstation 5 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro P500 and Playstation 5 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P500 is a mobile workstation card while Playstation 5 GPU is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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