Playstation 3 GPU 90nm vs Radeon R5 A240

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1061	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.14	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Oland	RSX-90nm
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2014 (12 years ago)	11 November 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$599

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	320	no data
Core clock speed	1030 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	780 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	950 million	300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	15.60	13.20
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	20	24

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 3.0 x8	IGP
Length	168 mm	325 mm
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MBps	650 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	20.8 GB/s

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA	1x HDMI 1.3
HDMI	+	+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	N/A
Shader Model	6.5 (5.1)	no data
OpenGL	4.6	ES 1.1
OpenCL	2.1 (1.2)	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.170	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	80 Watt