Playstation 5 GPU vs Radeon R7 265

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	404	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.71	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Pitcairn	Oberon Plus
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	13 February 2014 (10 years ago)	28 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	$499
Current price	$242 (1.6x MSRP)	$39 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	1024	2304
Core clock speed	no data	2233 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	2233 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	10,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt
Texture fill rate	59.20	321.6
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	210 mm	390 mm
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	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	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	179.2 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	N/A
Shader Model	5.1	N/A
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 February 2014	28 September 2022
Cost	$149	$499
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	180 Watt

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