ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M66 | G72 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 112 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 81 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | GF-7300GS-N-A3 |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M6x (Mobility X2) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M5x | — |
| Successor | M7x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 460 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.840 GPixel/s | 900.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 575.0 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.840 GTexel/s | 1.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 23 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P381 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jan 18th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 42 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 |