
Playstation 3 GPU 40nm and Arc A530M - video card comparison
Playstation 3 GPU 40nm
Arc A530M
Architecture
Curie (2003−2013)
Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code name
RSX-40nm
Alchemist
Market segment
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
October 2012
July 2023
Interface
IGP
PCIe 4.0 x8
Boost clock speed
-
1300 MHz
Core clock speed
550 MHz
900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
6 nm
Number of transistors
302 million
-
Pipelines / CUDA cores
-
12
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
65 Watt (65 - 95 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate
13.20
124.8
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
8 GB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1400 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
22.4 GB/s
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
Display Connectors
No outputs
Portable Device Dependent
DirectX
N/A
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL
N/A
3.0
OpenGL
ES 1.1
4.6
Shader Model
-
6.6
Vulkan
N/A
1.3