NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G72 | NV38 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-7300LE-N-A3 | FX 5950 Ultra |
| Architecture | Curie | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 81 mm² | 207 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 22nd, 2006 | Oct 23rd, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 42 in our database | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Launch price | — | 499 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 475 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 324 MHz 648 Mbps effective | 475 MHz 950 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.184 GB/s | 30.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 900.0 MPixel/s | 1.900 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 337.5 MVertices/s | 356.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.800 GTexel/s | 3.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 74 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Board number | P381 | — |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
