NVIDIA Playstation 3 GPU 40nm vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RSX-40nm | NV34 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RSX-CXD5302 | NV34 GL |
| Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
| Foundry | Sony | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 114 mm² | 124 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 4th, 2012 | May 25th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Console GPU | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | IGP | AGP 8x |
| Launch price | 399 USD | — |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 20.80 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.400 GPixel/s | 1.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.100 GVertices/s | 137.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 13.20 GTexel/s | 1.100 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 290 mm 11.4 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 290 mm 11.4 inches | — |
| Height | 65 mm 2.6 inches | — |
| Weight | 3.2 kg (7.1 lbs) | — |
| TDP | 35 W | 13 W |
| Suggested PSU | 350 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | — | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | ES 1.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 3.0 | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | 3.0 | 2.0a |
