GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs 7300 LE

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 7300 LE and GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

7300 LE
2006
128 MB DDR2
0.20

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms 7300 LE by a whopping 15390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1390178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data16.34
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG72GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$32 no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed450 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1755 MHz
Number of transistors112 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rate1.800140.4
Floating-point processing powerno data8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs232
TMUs480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed324 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.184 GB/s224.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

7300 LE 0.20
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98
+15390%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

7300 LE 78
RTX 3050 OEM 11936
+15203%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 30.98
Recency 22 March 2006 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 OEM has a 15390% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 LE in performance tests.


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