Playstation 3 RSX vs GeForce GT 635M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 994 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | RSX-CXD2991 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 11 November 2006 (18 years ago) |
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 | Up to 144 | no data |
| Core clock speed | Up to 675 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 753 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 81 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.20 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3888 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
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 | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | Up to 192bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 43.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 March 2012 | 11 November 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 81 Watt |
GT 635M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 131.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 635M and Playstation 3 RSX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 635M is a notebook card while Playstation 3 RSX is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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