Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs GeForce 7300 SE

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameG72no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)

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 data30
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Number of transistors112 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data53 Watt
Texture fill rate1.800no data
ROPs2no data
TMUs4no data

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR2LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed266 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth4.256 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 VGA, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)no data
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2006 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU has an age advantage of 17 years, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7300 SE and Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7300 SE is a desktop card while Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE
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