NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G72 | GT215 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF-7300LE-N-A3 | GT215-450-A2 |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 727 million |
| Die size | 81 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 22nd, 2006 | Nov 17th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 7 PCIe | GeForce 200 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 42 in our database | 49 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 6 PCIe | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 400 |
| Launch price | — | 80 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 324 MHz 648 Mbps effective | 850 MHz 3.4 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1340 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.184 GB/s | 54.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 3 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 32 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 96 |
| SM count | — | 12 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 900.0 MPixel/s | 4.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 337.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 1.800 GTexel/s | 17.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 257.3 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 69 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P381 | P680, P681 |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| CUDA | — | 1.2 |
