Playstation 5 Pro GPU vs Data Center GPU Flex 170
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | DG2-512 | Oberon Plus |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 August 2022 (2 years ago) | 7 November 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
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 | 4096 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1950 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2050 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 21,700 million | 10,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 180 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 524.8 | 672.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.79 TFLOPS | 21.5 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | no data | 390 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 448.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 August 2022 | 7 November 2024 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 180 Watt |
Data Center GPU Flex 170 has 20% lower power consumption.
Playstation 5 Pro GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between Data Center GPU Flex 170 and Playstation 5 Pro GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Data Center GPU Flex 170 is a workstation graphics card while Playstation 5 Pro 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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