Playstation 3 GPU 28nm vs GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking157not rated
Place by popularity31not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.02no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameTuring TU116RSX-28nm
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 February 2019 (5 years ago)3 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed1500 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt21 Watt
Texture fill rate169.913.20
Floating-point processing power5.437 gflopsno data
ROPs488
TMUs9624

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length229 mm290 mm
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s22.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)N/A
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6ES 1.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA7.5-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 February 2019 3 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 21 Watt

GTX 1660 Ti has an age advantage of 5 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Playstation 3 GPU 28nm, on the other hand, has 471.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and Playstation 3 GPU 28nm. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
NVIDIA Playstation 3 GPU 28nm
Playstation 3 GPU 28nm

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 7367 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 1660 Ti on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.2 5 votes

Rate Playstation 3 GPU 28nm on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.