Playstation 3 GPU 40nm vs Radeon RX 550 640SP

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Baffin	RSX-40nm
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2017 (6 years ago)	4 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$99	no data

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 cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1019 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1071 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	302 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	42.84	13.20
Floating-point performance	1,371 gflops	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 3.0 x8	IGP
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	22.4 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	N/A
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	ES 1.1
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 October 2017	4 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	35 Watt

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