NVIDIA RSX vs ATI Xenos

NVIDIA RSX
ATI Xenos
24 Shaders
256MB GDDR3
550MHz
240 Shaders
512MB GDDR3
500MHz
Peak AI Performance
190 GFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
240 GFLOPS
FP32
FP32
190 GFLOPS
FP32
240 GFLOPS
Form Factor
Soldered
Form Factor
Soldered
TDP
80W
TDP
203W

Peak AI Performance

  • 21% slower vs Xenos
  • 26% faster vs RSX
RSX - 190 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Xenos - 240 GFLOPS FP32
x1.26

FP32

  • 21% slower vs Xenos
  • 26% faster vs RSX
RSX - 190 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Xenos - 240 GFLOPS FP32
x1.26
  • 7% slower vs Xenos
  • 8% faster vs RSX
RSX - 20.8GB/s
x1
Xenos - 22.4GB/s
x1.08
  • 61% lower vs Xenos
  • 154% higher vs RSX
RSX - 80W
x1
Xenos - 203W
x2.54
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
ATI
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
ATI
Architecture
Curie
Architecture
TeraScale 1
Family
Console
Family
Console
Codename
Reality Synthesizer
RSX
Variant
RSX-CXD2971
Codename
-
Xenos
Variant
Crayola 6
Market Segment
Console
Market Segment
Console
Release Date
11/11/2006
Release Date
11/22/2005
Foundry
Sony
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
90nm
Fabrication Node
90nm
Die Size
258 mm²
Die Size
182 mm²
Transistor Count
300 Million
Transistor Count
232 Million
Transistor Density
1.16M/mm²
Transistor Density
1.27M/mm²
Form
Soldered
Form
Soldered
Shading Units
24 Shaders
8 Vertex Shaders
Shading Units
240 Shaders
-
Texture Mapping Units
24 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
16 TMUs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
Render Output Units
8 ROPs
-
-
Compute Units
3 CUs
550MHz
500MHz
Peak AI Performance
190 GFLOPS
FP32
Peak AI Performance
240 GFLOPS
FP32
FP32
190 GFLOPS
FP32
240 GFLOPS
Pixel Fillrate
4.4 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
4 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
1.1 GVertices/s
-
-
Texture Fillrate
13.2 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
8 GTexel/s
L1
Unknown
L1
Unknown
L2
Unknown
L2
Unknown
256MB
GDDR3
512MB
GDDR3
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
650MHz
Transfer Rate
1.3GT/s
Bandwidth
20.8GB/s
Clock
700MHz
Transfer Rate
1.4GT/s
Bandwidth
22.4GB/s
-
-
-
eDRAM
10MB
256.0GB/s
TDP
80W
TDP
203W
Max Resolution
1920x1080
Max Resolution
1920x1080
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
30Hz
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
1
Multi Monitor Support
1
No Encoders
No Encoders
No Decoders
No Decoders
-
-
-
-
Direct X
9
Direct 3D
9_3
Shader Model
3.0
Shader Model
3.0
Not a Card
Not a Card
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