Playstation 3 RSX 40nm vs GeForce Go 6100 + nForce Go 430

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
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameC51RSX-CXD5302
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2006 (18 years ago)4 October 2012 (12 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.

Core clock speed425 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors75 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rate0.8513.20
ROPs18
TMUs224

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 1.0 x16IGP

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared700 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)N/A
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1ES 1.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2006 4 October 2012
Chip lithography 90 nm 40 nm

Playstation 3 RSX 40nm has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 + nForce Go 430
GeForce Go 6100 + nForce Go 430
NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX 40nm
Playstation 3 RSX 40nm

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