Playstation 3 RSX 90nm vs ATI Radeon HD 4890
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 762 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.41 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV790 | RSX-CXD2953 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 April 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 November 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 800 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 959 million | 300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 34.00 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.36 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
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 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 975 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 124.8 GB/s | 22.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2009 | 11 November 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 80 Watt |
ATI HD 4890 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.
Playstation 3 RSX 90nm, on the other hand, has 137.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4890 and Playstation 3 RSX 90nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4890 is a desktop graphics card while Playstation 3 RSX 90nm is a notebook one.
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