Playstation 3 RSX vs GeForce 8800 GT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1034	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Power efficiency	0.69	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G92	RSX-CXD2991
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2007 (17 years ago)	11 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	81 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	56	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
Length	229 mm	no data
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	2-way	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	N/A
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	ES 1.1
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 October 2007	11 November 2006
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	81 Watt

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