Playstation 3 GPU 40nm vs GeForce MX450 N18S-G5

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameN17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1RSX-40nm
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2020 (3 years ago)4 October 2012 (11 years ago)

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 cores1024no data
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Number of transistorsno data302 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data13.20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 and Playstation 3 GPU 40nm compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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.

Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_1N/A
OpenGLno dataES 1.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 August 2020 4 October 2012
Chip lithography 10 nm 40 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 and Playstation 3 GPU 40nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 is a notebook card while Playstation 3 GPU 40nm is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX450 N18S-G5
GeForce MX450 N18S-G5
NVIDIA Playstation 3 GPU 40nm
Playstation 3 GPU 40nm

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