AMD BC‑250 Transforms Mining Board Into Gaming PC Breakthrough

Back in 2021, AMD introduced the BC-250, a specially designed board for cryptocurrency mining, using the same APU chip as the PlayStation 5 instead of a conventional GPU to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of parallel computing. This item used to be sold on eBay for around $500, but after the crypto market cooled, many of the leftovers disappeared from sight.

Recently, the BC-250 board appeared in the Chinese online market with a shocking price of only $120.

Inside the board, the BC-250 chip, a reduced version of the PS5 APU, consists of a 6-core CPU, 12 threads, an RDNA 2 GPU at 24 compute units, and 16GB of GDDR6 memory for system and graphics sharing. After connecting to a 1,000W PSU, SSD, monitor, and accessories, the system successfully booted into the BIOS and installed Linux.

In testing, Half-Life 2 ran up to 200 FPS at base resolution, while GTA V Enhanced Edition at 1440p High achieved an average frame rate of 65 FPS, but dropped to 25-30 FPS with Ray Tracing enabled, while Counter-Strike 2 ran smoothly at 130 FPS. Shows unexpected potential for older hardware

While the BC-250 doesn’t match the newer RTX or Radeon, transforming the PS5 chip into a compact gaming PC at this price point is a great example of creativity from the hardware modding community. In an era when recycling technology is on the rise.

THIS IS OUR SAY:

In a landscape where gaming hardware is always pushing upward in cost and exclusivity, the repurposing of the BC‑250 reminds us that ingenuity and hacking can still liberate the budget gamer. SEA enthusiasts should watch this as an unconventional path to gaming performance

 origin: Tomshardware