RTX A500 Embedded vs Playstation 5 GPU
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 | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2023) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Oberon Plus | GA107S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 September 2022 (2 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
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 | 2304 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 2233 MHz | 435 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2233 MHz | 1335 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 10,600 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 321.6 | 85.44 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.29 TFLOPS | 5.468 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 144 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 390 mm | no data |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 September 2022 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 20 Watt |
Playstation 5 GPU has an age advantage of 5 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
RTX A500 Embedded, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Playstation 5 GPU and RTX A500 Embedded. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Playstation 5 GPU is a desktop card while RTX A500 Embedded is a notebook 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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