Playstation 3 RSX 40nm vs Radeon Vega 6 Mobile
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 5.1 (2018−2021) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Cezanne | RSX-CXD5302 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 4 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $696 | 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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | 13.20 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon Vega 6 Mobile and Playstation 3 RSX 40nm compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | IGP | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | ES 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 April 2021 | 4 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon Vega 6 Mobile and Playstation 3 RSX 40nm. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Vega 6 Mobile is a notebook card while Playstation 3 RSX 40nm is a desktop one.
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