ATI Mach 64 GX vs GeForce 7300 SE

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1447not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameG72Mach64 GX
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 1995 (29 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 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors112 million1 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm600 nm
Texture fill rate1.800no data
ROPs21
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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCI
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDR2VRAM
Maximum RAM amount256 MB2 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed266 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth4.256 GB/s80.0 MB/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 DB13W3

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)None
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1None
OpenCLN/ANone
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2006 1 January 1995
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 2 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 600 nm

7300 SE has an age advantage of 11 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7300 SE and Mach 64 GX. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE
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