Hey guys, need help. Doing a compare and contrast paper for expository writting class in college, and im comparing the Xbox 360 to the ps3. I need to know what the video card in the ps3 comes closes to in the PC world. That way i can use it for $ info on my essay. Thanks guys.

The console is a little different in comparison to a standard GPU you find in a PC.
 
However if you wanted me to give you the equivalent of a Xeno....a slightly overclock X1800XT would do it.   As for the RSX - nobody honestly has a clear  cut definition on its capabilities, unless you feel like consulting an excecutive at sony.....we can only speculate and hopefully come up with something close.

okay i did some researching and find were they say the video card in the ps3 matches close to that of the nvidia 7800 gtx. Now i need the video card comparison to the xbox 360 video card.

thanks man the for the xbox equivelent. IM buying a xbox 360 for my brothers this christmas. I keep upgrading the Pc every year or so they can play games on it, I've decided its less expensive to buy a 360 then upgrading the pc every year. We are normaly playstation fans, but im not spending $500 on a ps3. Thats enought to feed a small country, lol.  Anyway thanks again for the info, this will help on my essay.

Wow, a x1800xt video card alone is almost as much as a ps3 alone. That amazing, a $299 xbox 360 that has a dual core processor, x1800xt equivelent , vs. a $400 x1800xt card stand alone.

Well, the X1800XT might be overpriced, but for around $230 you can get an X1900XT which usually carries a pretty large difference.
 
Tbh, whatever floats your boat.   I choose not to buy consoles because its my feeling that I like PC's functionality and flexibility more.  Then again its always nice to be able to just hit "power" and start a game up - which is where the console fits in = simplicity.

Why do I have to agree with this?      
 
IMO, consoles are for n00bs, who can't use a computer.  PCs are for true people.  It also seems to be PC games are better quality in graphics, and gameplay.

just some info... a ps3 3 graphic box has been said to perform as a 7800GTX, but since it is not out NOR sony has released more information about it, you should not speculate that.
 
ie... you should find xbox 360 COD3 screenies vs PS3 COD3 screenies vs Wii COD3 screenies.

Why do I have to agree with this?      
 
IMO, consoles are for n00bs, who can't use a computer.  PCs are for true people.  It also seems to be PC games are better quality in graphics, and gameplay.
 
Consoles are not for n00bs... Im usre it has is share of noobs just as PC does... but dont generalize like that...
 
I know ill have a wii just for all the old school SNS games!!!
 
And everyone knows im no noob  

The PC besides being capable of being more advanced and, due to price drops and new technologies, relatively cheaper is made for REAL gaming.
Consoles are for simple ppl and 7yr olds.

 
FFXII....<----That is the shitznit! only 26 more days!...any other game is strictly on the pc though.

I dissagree with the fact that you guys think that consols are just for noobs. And that PC's are for "true people". Seriously, why is it that basically all pc gamers act like pricks on these forums. That may change once I get my artic silver 5... its the last piece i need for my conroe system, but still. You guys need to lay off.  8O

 
No not noob's just simple minded people, that for the most part live aimless lives as  players rarely holding positions of significance to society.  Us computer gamer are more likely to be those who make a difference.  

From what we know so far, the PS3's GPU is a G71 based core with only 8 ROPs enabled, clocked at 550MHz.

This can be a difficult and possibly meaningless queston.
 
Are you comparing the hardware of these, or their actual real life performance?
 
If u are looking at h/ware, then xbx/ps will come up WAY short of decent PC components, however, because of the way these 2 actually use these components, makes them light years apart.
Eg: Remember the 33Mhz PS1? That will still have better looking gfx than many 1Ghz systems. Even a 733Mhz xbx doesnt look much worse than my 3.5Ghz CD with 6800. Hell, the gfx card alone cost more than an xbx.
The technical details (if u can find them for ps3) should easily show what is better, but u may have to do subjective benchmarking to show @ what point a PC will out-perform a console.
 
As for your paper... debate the pros and cons of firstly hardware differences, then real life performance. Finally come to the conclusion we all know.

Why do I have to agree with this?      
 
IMO, consoles are for n00bs, who can't use a computer.  PCs are for true people.  It also seems to be PC games are better quality in graphics, and gameplay.
 
Consoles are not for n00bs... Im usre it has is share of noobs just as PC does... but dont generalize like that...
 
I know ill have a wii just for all the old school SNS games!!!
 
And everyone knows im no noob  
The only fact you have illuminated is the fact that PCs are obviously for people who don't know jack about grammar.
 
I think that anybody that denies the fact that consoles are a better deal for gaming performance to price is a moron.  The manufacturers usually lose money on the console hardware (such as XBOX).  Where they really make the money is in the services that go along with the console (such as games that are now in the $60 range + xbox live).
 
Anyway, I am always annoyed by people who are willing to make idiotic statements such as "PCs are for true people".  That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard.  So, if I like consoles I'm not a true person?  How, exactly, do you define what a "true person" is?  How does buying a console exclude me from this list?  How does buying a PC include me?

Why do I have to agree with this?      
 
IMO, consoles are for n00bs, who can't use a computer.  PCs are for true people.  It also seems to be PC games are better quality in graphics, and gameplay.
 
Consoles are not for n00bs... Im usre it has is share of noobs just as PC does... but dont generalize like that...
 
I know ill have a wii just for all the old school SNS games!!!
 
And everyone knows im no noob  
The only fact you have illuminated is the fact that PCs are obviously for people who don't know jack about grammar.
 
I think that anybody that denies the fact that consoles are a better deal for gaming performance to price is a moron.  The manufacturers usually lose money on the console hardware (such as XBOX).  Where they really make the money is in the services that go along with the console (such as games that are now in the $60 range + xbox live).
 
Anyway, I am always annoyed by people who are willing to make idiotic statements such as "PCs are for true people".  That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard.  So, if I like consoles I'm not a true person?  How, exactly, do you define what a "true person" is?  How does buying a console exclude me from this list?  How does buying a PC include me?
 
Buying every part and reseaching alot about it, putting it all together with your own hands, tweaking everything for it work how you want it to, installing the game, tweaking the games settings for it to look how you want it, and last and most importantly having the pride that you have something unique in your hands and that you know exactly how everything works. That is "true" people.
 
Going to kmart buying the console and a game, poping it in and pushing the ON buttom. Those are "simple" people.

I've heard its somewhere between a 7600gt and a 7900gt.  Has memory the speed of the 7600gt but 24 pipes.