Playstation 3 RSX 28nm vs GeForce GTX 280

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking738not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.12no data
Power efficiency0.97no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGT200RSX-D5305L
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)3 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores240no data
Core clock speed602 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt21 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.1613.20
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPSno data
ROPs328
TMUs8024

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 2.0 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s22.4 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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)N/A
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1ES 1.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 3 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 21 Watt

GTX 280 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Playstation 3 RSX 28nm, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1023.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and Playstation 3 RSX 28nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280 is a desktop card while Playstation 3 RSX 28nm is a notebook one.


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