Sony’s selling so many PS5s it’s become AMD’s biggest GPU buyer

Sony’s rising PS5 sales have led the Japanese hardware giant to become AMD’s largest consumer by 2022.

With more than 30 million PS5 consoles sold worldwide, Sony now accounts for 16% of AMD’s revenue through the purchase of custom RDNA 2 microarchitecture. Last year alone, Sony spent $3.776 billion on semiconductor technology according to sister site reporting Tom’s hardware.

The PS5 console uses the AMD Oberon GPU built on 7nm silicon. With a GPU clock of 2233MHz with the console’s 16GB of memory, it’s certainly no slouch in the hardware department. Now that the PS5 is widely available and there are little to no shortages worldwide, it’s clear that Sony is showing no signs of slowing down.

Sony has been ramping up production of the PS5 over the past year, so it stands to reason that they would spend more money securing GPUs. These days you can walk into a store or go to any number of major online retailers and get your hands on the console, something that couldn’t be said for the first two years of availability on the market. The need for PS5 will be replenished just isn’t there anymore like it once was.

AMD’s gaming dominance also thrives on the other side of the console gaming sector as the graphics card manufacturer is also responsible for powering the Xbox Series X. VGChartz claims that Microsoft’s latest console has sold 20 million units, meaning Team Green has a long way to go to catch up.

All in all, this paints an encouraging picture for the longevity of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. These consoles continue to sell incredibly well despite some initial teething problems, and those who want to buy them can now do so much more easily than they did in the early days of the generation.

Ultimately, this means that the consoles will continue to be made to meet demand, which can only be a good thing in the long run.

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