Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU vs Playstation 3 RSX 28nm

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
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameRSX-D5305Lno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 June 2013 (10 years ago)31 October 2023 (less than a year 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 coresno data40
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Number of transistors302 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)21 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate13.20no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Playstation 3 RSX 28nm and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno data
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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1400 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLES 1.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/Ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2013 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 21 Watt 53 Watt

We couldn't decide between Playstation 3 RSX 28nm and Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Playstation 3 RSX 28nm is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX 28nm
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU
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