Playstation 5 Pro GPU vs Radeon Pro W6600X
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 199 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.49 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.03 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | Viola |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (4 years ago) | 7 November 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 2068 MHz | 2170 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2479 MHz | 2350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 21,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 232 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 317.3 | 564.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.15 TFLOPS | 18.05 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 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 x8 | no data |
| Length | no data | 386 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 7 November 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 232 Watt |
Pro W6600X has 93.3% lower power consumption.
Playstation 5 Pro GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W6600X and Playstation 5 Pro GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6600X is a workstation graphics card while Playstation 5 Pro GPU is a desktop one.
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