Playstation 3 GPU 28nm vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Park | RSX-28nm |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 3 June 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 80 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 21 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.200 | 13.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.104 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 8 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | no data | 290 mm |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 667 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | 20.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 1.3 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 3 June 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 21 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 5450 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 91% lower power consumption.
Playstation 3 GPU 28nm, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon HD 5450 and Playstation 3 GPU 28nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5450 is a notebook graphics card while Playstation 3 GPU 28nm is a desktop one.
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