NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer vs NVIDIA NVS 300

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer and NVIDIA NVS 300 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer

NVIDIA NVS 300

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 520 MHz
3.2x more texture fill rate: 13.2 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s

Launch date	4 October 2012 vs 8 January 2011
Core clock speed	550 MHz vs 520 MHz
Texture fill rate	13.2 GTexel / s vs 4.16 GTexel / s

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 300

4.4x lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 80 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 1580 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1580 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer
GPU 2: NVIDIA NVS 300

Name	NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer	NVIDIA NVS 300
PassMark - G3D Mark		121
PassMark - G2D Mark		39
Geekbench - OpenCL		2471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		996
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		996

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA RSX Reality Synthesizer	NVIDIA NVS 300
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Tesla 2.0
Code name	RSX-CXD5302	GT218
Launch date	4 October 2012	8 January 2011
Place in performance rating	not rated	1654
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Technical info
Core clock speed	550 MHz	520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	13.2 GTexel / s	4.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	18 Watt
Transistor count	302 million	260 million
Floating-point performance		39.36 gflops
Pipelines		16
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		145 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	N / A	10.1
OpenGL	ES 1.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB / s	12.64 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1580 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR3