Samsung’s 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Drive is compatible with the Sony PlayStation 5, and you can get one for $249.99 shipped, today only, originally $429.99. This drive is ideal for consumers and professionals who work with 4K / 8K content or play graphics-heavy games, thanks to the custom-designed Elpis controller, V-NAND and DRAM. PCIe 4.0 support enables the 980 PRO to provide sequential read and write speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s and 5,000 MB/s respectively, as well as random read and write speeds of up to 1,000K IOPS. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and some PS5 speed tests.
- Next-level SSD performance: Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer...
- Maximum Speed: Get read speeds up to 7,000 MB s with 980 PRO and push the limits of what SSDs can do. Powered by a new Elpsis controller designed to...
- A winning combination: Designed for hardcore gamers and tech-savvy users, the 980 PRO offers high-performance bandwidth and throughput for heavy-duty...
To keep things cool, it comes equipped with heavy duty thermal control solutions consisting of a nickel coating on the controller as well as a heat spreader label on the back side of the SSD for efficient thermal management. These heat-dissipating functions enable the drive to maintain its compact and slim M.2 form factor, while Samsung’s Dynamic Thermal Guard technology further ensures that temperatures remain at the optimal level, even during long use sessions.
Over the years, Samsung has continuously challenged the limits of high-speed flash memory storage solutions. The new 980 PRO SSD reflects our continuing commitment to delivering exceptional products consumers have come to expect from Samsung,” said Dr. Mike Mang, vice president of Memory Brand Product Biz at Samsung Electronics.
