Playstation 3 RSX 40nm vs Playstation 3 RSX

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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
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRSX-CXD2991RSX-CXD5302
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 November 2006 (17 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 speed550 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors300 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)81 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data13.20
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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).

InterfaceIGPIGP

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/AN/A
OpenGLES 1.1ES 1.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 November 2006 4 October 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 81 Watt 35 Watt

Playstation 3 RSX 40nm 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 Playstation 3 RSX and Playstation 3 RSX 40nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Playstation 3 RSX is a desktop card while Playstation 3 RSX 40nm is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX
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