AMD Radeon R7 250 vs NVIDIA Playstation 3 GPU 40nm
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cape Verde | RSX-40nm |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cape Verde PRO | RSX-CXD5302 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | Sony |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 302 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 114 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 8th, 2013 | Oct 4th, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Console GPU |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
| Launch price | — | 399 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 28.80 GB/s | 20.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 512 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Compute units | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 24 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 11.20 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 22.40 GTexel/s | 13.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 716.8 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 44.80 GFLOPS (1:16) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 1.100 GVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | 290 mm 11.4 inches |
| TDP | 55 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 350 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Width | — | 290 mm 11.4 inches |
| Height | — | 65 mm 2.6 inches |
| Weight | — | 3.2 kg (7.1 lbs) |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | — |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 3.0 |
| Vertex shader | — | 3.0 |
