Playstation 3 RSX 65nm vs GeForce GTX 680MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking426not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.34no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameno dataRSX-CXD2991
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

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 speed720 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors3540 Million300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt58 Watt
Texture fill rate92.2 billion/sec13.20
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataIGP
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 APIN/A
OpenGL4.5ES 1.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 58 Watt

GTX 680MX has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

Playstation 3 RSX 65nm, on the other hand, has 110.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680MX and Playstation 3 RSX 65nm. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX
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