Sony Playstation 2 GPU 65nm vs GeForce 9300M GS DDR2
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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 | Tesla (2006−2010) | no data |
| GPU code name | G98 | EE+GS-65nm |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 July 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 147 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 54 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.320 | 1.176 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0232 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 16 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 | MXM-I | no data |
| Length | no data | 230 mm |
| 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 | DDR2 | eDRAM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 2560 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 48 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 1 July 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 45 Watt |
9300M GS DDR2 has an age advantage of 11 months, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 246.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9300M GS DDR2 and Sony Playstation 2 GPU 65nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9300M GS DDR2 is a notebook graphics card while Sony Playstation 2 GPU 65nm is a desktop one.
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