We now know the final specs of what's under the hood of Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console, which will launch later this year.
Sony wants the specs of the PlayStation 5 to enable a step up worthy of being called next-generation, though it stresses that something like the total TFLOPs figure won't necessarily tell the full story in terms of performance. However, it is still worth taking a look at the raw hardware specs to see what they are packing into this new system.
Mark Cerny is demonstrating PS5 system architecture as I type, but the raw details of the hardware are already online thanks to Digital Foundry. In a nutshell, here is what the PS5 will pack under the hood:
The 16GB of GDDR6 memory is welcome, and the transition from mechanical spinning internal HDDs to a custom-made 825GB SSD will kick up loading and performance noticeably. Both an NVMe SSD Slot and support USB external storage provides plenty of space for a game library.
PS5 will also have a new controller that swaps the DualShock rumble for haptic feedback, which will provide a wider range of feedback than the familiar rumble which can feel the same for almost any kind of game.
More details on the PS5 will be along shortly.
Mark Cerny is demonstrating PS5 system architecture as I type, but the raw details of the hardware are already online thanks to Digital Foundry. In a nutshell, here is what the PS5 will pack under the hood:
- CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU: 10.28 TFLOPs, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU Architecture: Custom RDNA 2
- Memory/Interface: 16GB GDDR6/256-bit
- Memory Bandwidth: 448GB/s
- Internal Storage: Custom 825GB SSD
- IO Throughput: 5.5GB/s (Raw), Typical 8-9GB/s (Compressed)
- Expandable Storage: NVMe SSD Slot
- External Storage: USB HDD Support
- Optical Drive: 4K UHD Blu-ray Drive
The 16GB of GDDR6 memory is welcome, and the transition from mechanical spinning internal HDDs to a custom-made 825GB SSD will kick up loading and performance noticeably. Both an NVMe SSD Slot and support USB external storage provides plenty of space for a game library.
PS5 will also have a new controller that swaps the DualShock rumble for haptic feedback, which will provide a wider range of feedback than the familiar rumble which can feel the same for almost any kind of game.
More details on the PS5 will be along shortly.
