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PlayStation 5 Digital Edition

PlayStation 5 · 2020

Overview

Sony’s drive-less PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, launched alongside the disc model on November 12, 2020 at $399.99 with the same Zen 2 / RDNA 2 silicon and 825 GB SSD.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer
Sony
Platform
PlayStation 5
Revision
Digital Edition
Storage
825 GB SSD (5.5 GB/s raw read); no disc drive
Released
2020-11-12
CPU
AMD Zen 2, 8 cores / 16 threads (up to 3.5 GHz)
GPU
AMD RDNA 2-based (up to 2.23 GHz / 10.3 TFLOPS) with ray tracing
Memory
16 GB GDDR6
Dimensions
Approx. 390 × 92 × 260 mm (W × H × D, excludes base)
Weight
Approx. 3.9 kg

Collector note

Launch CFI-10xxB Digital Edition: same white/black “tower” look as the disc PS5 but thinner (no Ultra HD Blu-ray bay). DualSense and Base included. Digital-only for PS5 (and PS4 downloads); cannot play physical discs or use PS4 disc free upgrades that require the disc model’s drive. Expandable via official M.2 SSD after system support.

Facts

  • Same first-wave launch as disc PS5: November 12, 2020 in U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea; wider rollout November 19 (~US$399.99 / ¥39,980 / €399.99).
  • Same custom APU as disc PS5: Zen 2 8c/16t (up to 3.5 GHz), RDNA 2 GPU with ray tracing (up to 2.23 GHz / 10.3 TFLOPS), 16 GB GDDR6.
  • 825 GB SSD with 5.5 GB/s raw read; no optical drive.
  • Approx. 390 × 92 × 260 mm (excludes base), ~3.9 kg; ~340 W; HDMI 2.1 features, Tempest 3D Audio, Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.1.
  • Slim Digital redesign followed in 2023 with a detachable disc drive option.

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