Hardware Overview

SoC

AMD Oberon - custom APU.

• CPU: 8 cores / 16 threads, Zen 2 @ 3.5 GHz (boost via ps5_control)
• GPU: RDNA2, 36–40 active CUs depending on unit (harvested CUs unlockable via kernel param), PCI ID 1002:13fb, boost to 2.23 GHz via ps5_control
• RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 (unified memory)

Storage

• Internal NVMe: 825 GB (not touched by Linux install)
• M.2 slot: compatible with standard M.2 SSDs (FW 4.00+ only) - see M.2 Setup
• BD-ROM drive: Salina AHCI controller (104d:9105 / 104d:9106), driver ahci_salina - working

Video

• HDMI 2.1 - 1080p, 1440p, 2160p at 60 Hz broadly supported; 1440p@120 Hz confirmed on DELL S3225QC
• amdgpu driver handles display output
• HW video decode (VCN): not available - see GPU

Networking

• Ethernet: MediaTek Star GbE / Salina GBE (104d:9104), driver mts - works out of the box, see Ethernet
• WiFi: Marvell IW620 (1b4b:2b56), driver moal - see WiFi

Audio

• HDMI audio: AMD/ATI 1002:13ea - working
• HD Audio Coprocessor: AMD Ariel 1022:13eb - unknown status

USB

• Type-A (2 port, USB 3.1 Gen2): AMD Ariel 1022:13ee
• Type-C (1 port, USB 3.1 Gen2 + DP Alt Mode): AMD Ariel 1022:13ed
• Front bottom Type-C - recommended boot port
• Rear Type-A - usable for boot and peripherals