The Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Version is a home gaming console built around an AMD Ryzen 8-core, 16-thread CPU running at up to 3.5GHz and an AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine with ray tracing acceleration. It has 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a custom 825GB SSD.
It supports HDR, 4K TV gaming and up to 120 fps with 120Hz output. It also lists 8K output and supports VRR on 4K 120Hz TVs, as specified by HDMI 2.1. Audio uses Tempest 3D AudioTech.
Storage can be expanded through an NVMe SSD slot, and USB hard drives can be used as external storage. Networking includes Ethernet, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1.
- Platform
- PlayStation 5
- Input device
- Gamepad
- CPU
- x86-64 AMD Ryzen Zen, 8 cores / 16 threads, 3.5GHz (variable frequency)
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine, ray tracing acceleration, up to 2.23 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS)
- Memory
- 16GB GDDR6, 256-bit interface
- Memory bandwidth
- 448GB/s
- Internal storage
- Custom 825GB SSD
- IO throughput
- 5.5GB/s (raw), typically 8-9GB/s (compressed)
- Expandable storage
- NVMe SSD slot
- External storage
- USB HDD support
- Audio
- Tempest 3D AudioTech
- Video out
- HDMI out port; supports 4K 120Hz TVs and VRR (specified by HDMI 2.1)
- Ports
- 1 x USB Type-A (Hi-Speed USB), 2 x USB Type-A (Super Speed USB 10Gbps), 1 x USB Type-C (Super Speed USB 10Gbps)