Playstation 3 GPU 65nm vs Radeon RX 580 XTR

Primary details

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

Place in the 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	Polaris 20	RSX-65nm
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (8 years ago)	August 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data

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	2304	no data
Core clock speed	1257 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1340 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	58 Watt
Texture fill rate	193.0	13.20
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	144	24

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 x16	IGP
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-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	8 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	N/A
OpenGL	4.5	ES 1.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	58 Watt