Steam Deck OLED GPU vs Playstation 3 RSX 90nm

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2023)
GPU code nameRSX-CXD2953Sephiroth
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 November 2006 (17 years ago)9 November 2023 (less than a year 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 coresno data512
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1600 MHz
Number of transistors300 million2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0051.20

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).

InterfaceIGPno data
Lengthno data298 mm
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
Maximum RAM amount256 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz5.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s88 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/A12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLES 1.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 November 2006 9 November 2023
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Steam Deck OLED GPU has an age advantage of 16 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Playstation 3 RSX 90nm and Steam Deck OLED GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA Playstation 3 RSX 90nm
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AMD Steam Deck OLED GPU
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