ATI Radeon X600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV370 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 9 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 74 mm² | 125 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G73-GT-N-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2004 | Aug 26th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 24 in our database | 42 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.000 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.600 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 200.0 MVertices/s | 350.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 2.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 36 W | 24 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | — | P345 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
