AMD Playstation 4 GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Liverpool | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | CXD90026BG | GM204-200-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 348 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 24th, 2013 | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Console GPU | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Launch price | 399 USD | 329 USD |
| Reviews | — | 111 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1178 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 176.0 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1152 | 1664 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 72 | 104 |
| ROPs | 32 | 56 |
| Compute units | 18 | — |
| SMM count | — | 13 |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 2 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 25.60 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 57.60 GTexel/s | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 1.843 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.843 TFLOPS | 3.920 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 305 mm 12 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | 53 mm 2.1 inches | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
| Weight | 2.8 kg (6.2 lbs) | — |
| TDP | 75 W | 148 W |
| Suggested PSU | 350 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | PG401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1* | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
