GeForce 6600 GT Dual vs 7300 SE

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1449not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG72NV43 A2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)12 August 2004 (20 years 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.

Core clock speed450 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors112 million146 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm110 nm
Texture fill rate1.8004.000
ROPs24
TMUs48

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 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed266 MHz560 MHz
Memory bandwidth4.256 GB/s17.92 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 VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2006 12 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 110 nm

7300 SE has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

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