ATI Radeon X850 PRO vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R480 | G72 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R480 PRO (215RBPAGA11F) | GF-7300GS-N-A3 |
| Architecture | R400 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 112 million |
| Die size | 297 mm² | 81 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 1st, 2004 | Jan 18th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 279 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 58 in our database | 42 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R300 | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 507 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 520 MHz 1040 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 33.28 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 3 |
| TMUs | 12 | 4 |
| ROPs | 12 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.084 GPixel/s | 900.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 760.5 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.084 GTexel/s | 1.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 23 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | — | P381 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0b | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0b | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
