Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs Playstation 3 RSX 90nm

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)no data
GPU code nameRSX-CXD2953no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 November 2006 (17 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year 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 coresno data19
Core clock speed500 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1398 MHz
Number of transistors300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno data
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 data

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLES 1.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 November 2006 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1700% more advanced lithography process, and 300% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Playstation 3 RSX 90nm and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Playstation 3 RSX 90nm is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX 90nm
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Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU
M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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