NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9300 + nForce 730i
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G72 | C79 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-7300GS-N-A3 | GF-9300-730i-B2 |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 81 mm² | 144 mm² |
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 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective | System Shared |
| Shader clock | — | 1100 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 4.256 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 900.0 MPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 337.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.800 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 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) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9 IGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCI |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8 IGP |
