NVIDIA GeForce 6500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV44 | G72 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Curie | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 112 million |
| Die size | 110 mm² | 81 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | Mar 22nd, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce PCX | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 8 |
| Reviews | — | 42 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.512 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 800.0 MPixel/s | 900.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 1.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| 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 |
