Playstation 3 RSX 40nm vs HD Graphics 4000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1063not rated
Place by popularity42not in top-100
Power efficiency1.81no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT2RSX-CXD5302
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 October 2012 (12 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 cores128no data
Core clock speed650 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,200 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown35 Watt
Texture fill rate16.0013.20
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPSno data
ROPs28
TMUs1624

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).

InterfaceRing BusIGP
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared700 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data22.4 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.0ES 1.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 4 October 2012
Chip lithography 22 nm 40 nm

HD Graphics 4000 has a 81.8% more advanced lithography process.

Playstation 3 RSX 40nm, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4000 and Playstation 3 RSX 40nm. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4000 is a desktop card while Playstation 3 RSX 40nm is a notebook one.


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Intel HD Graphics 4000
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