Playstation 3 RSX 90nm vs GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGP108RSX-CXD2953
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 March 2018 (6 years ago)11 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79 no data

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 cores384no data
Core clock speed1152 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1379 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate33.1012.00
Floating-point processing power1.059 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs2424

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4IGP
Length145 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.8 GB/s22.4 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMINo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)N/A
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6ES 1.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2018 11 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 80 Watt

GT 1030 DDR4 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 and Playstation 3 RSX 90nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 1030 DDR4 is a desktop card while Playstation 3 RSX 90nm is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 DDR4
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NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX 90nm
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