NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800 vs NVIDIA Playstation 3 GPU 40nm
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV30 | RSX-40nm |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rankine | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | Sony |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 302 million |
| Die size | 199 mm² | 114 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | RSX-CXD5302 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 6th, 2003 | Oct 4th, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce FX | Console GPU |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | 399 USD |
| Interface | AGP 8x | IGP |
| Predecessor | GeForce 4 Ti | — |
| Successor | GeForce 6 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 20.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.600 GPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 200.0 MVertices/s | 1.100 GVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 3.200 GTexel/s | 13.20 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 213 mm 8.4 inches | 290 mm 11.4 inches |
| TDP | 44 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 350 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | — |
| Width | — | 290 mm 11.4 inches |
| Height | — | 65 mm 2.6 inches |
| Weight | — | 3.2 kg (7.1 lbs) |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0a | — |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0a | 3.0 |
| Vertex shader | 2.0a | 3.0 |
