Playstation 4 Pro GPU vs Radeon HD 8490 OEM
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | Neo |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (10 years ago) | 10 November 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
| Current price | $30 | $39 (0.1x MSRP) |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 160 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 875 MHz | 911 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.000 | 131.2 |
| Floating-point performance | 280.0 gflops | 4,198 gflops |
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 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 6800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 217.6 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 DVI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 10 November 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8490 OEM and Playstation 4 Pro GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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