
Playstation 3 GPU 40nm and Steam Deck GPU - video card comparison
Playstation 3 GPU 40nm
Steam Deck GPU
Architecture
Curie (2003−2013)
RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name
RSX-40nm
Van Gogh
Market segment
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
October 2012
February 2022
Interface
IGP
-
Supplementary power connectors
-
None
Boost clock speed
-
1600 MHz
Core clock speed
550 MHz
-
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
7 nm
Number of transistors
302 million
2,400 million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
-
512
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
15 Watt
Texture fill rate
13.20
51.20
Memory type
GDDR3
LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
256 MB
16 GB
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1400 MHz
5.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
22.4 GB/s
88 GB/s
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x USB Type-C
DirectX
N/A
12 (12_1)
OpenCL
N/A
2.0
OpenGL
ES 1.1
4.6
Shader Model
-
6.5
Vulkan
N/A
1.2