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This PS5-based AMD BC250 board was turned into a $120 Linux gaming PC that runs GTA V at 65 FPS (www.notebookcheck.net)
submitted 15 hours ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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A YouTuber has managed to bring a cut-down version of the PlayStation 5’s hardware to life on a custom AMD BC250 board bought from China. Running Linux, the unit surprisingly booted and delivered playable performance across several modern games, effectively turning PS5 silicon into a working gaming PC.

A modder has managed to get their hands on what is being sold as the PlayStation 5’s graphics card, or more precisely, the AMD BC250 APU, a cut-down version of the PS5’s custom chip, from a Chinese seller for just £96, or roughly $120. Against all odds, the unit not only powered up but successfully ran multiple PC games on Linux, including GTA V, Cyberpunk 2077, and Counter-Strike 2.

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[–] qupada@fedia.io 11 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

For what it's worth, you can have your very own 4U rack-mount chassis with a dozen of these in it for around a grand.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186249007611 https://www.ebay.com/itm/357827557706

Less than a hundred bucks each, and no need to rig up janky power and cooling.

Not that I think you necessarily should, but the option is always there.

[–] cm0002@europe.pub 10 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Idk, 1k for 192GB of GDDR6 vram for running LLMs seems pretty good to me lmao

[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 3 points 11 hours ago

Had the same thought