Playstation 3 GPU 28nm vs GeForce GT 1030 DDR4

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GP108	RSX-28nm
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2018 (6 years ago)	3 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$404 (5.1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1152 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1379 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,800 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	21 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.10	13.20
Floating-point performance	1,059 gflops	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 3.0 x4	IGP
Length	145 mm	290 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	DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2100 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.8 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	ES 1.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 March 2018	3 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	21 Watt

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