Sony Playstation 2 GPU 180nm vs Radeon 680M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 337 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 (2020−2023) | no data |
| GPU code name | RDNA 2 Rembrandt | GS-180nm |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 18 April 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
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 cores | 768 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 2000 MHz | 147 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,100 million | 54 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 79 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 115.2 | 1.176 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.686 gflops | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | no data |
| Length | no data | 302 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | System Shared | eDRAM |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 2560 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 48 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 18 April 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 79 Watt |
Radeon 680M has an age advantage of 20 years, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 75.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 680M and Sony Playstation 2 GPU 180nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 680M is a notebook card while Sony Playstation 2 GPU 180nm is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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