Playstation 3 RSX 90nm vs GeForce 7800 GTX 512

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	Curie (2003−2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G70	RSX-CXD2953
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 November 2005 (19 years ago)	11 November 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	300 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	12.00
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	24	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 1.0 x16	IGP
Length	228 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	22.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	N/A
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	ES 1.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 November 2005	11 November 2006
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	80 Watt

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