Playstation 3 RSX vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking656not rated
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Power efficiency20.91no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeRSX-CXD2991
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)11 November 2006 (18 years 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 cores512no data
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt81 Watt

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).

Interfaceno dataIGP

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 clock speedno data1400 MHz
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_1N/A
OpenGLno dataES 1.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 October 2017 11 November 2006
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 81 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 10 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 440% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Playstation 3 RSX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Playstation 3 RSX is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
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