GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile vs 7600 GS

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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)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG73G72
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)18 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$84.99 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.

Core clock speed400 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors177 million112 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate4.8001.800
ROPs82
TMUs124

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 connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz266 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s4.256 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 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 18 January 2006
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 23 Watt

7600 GS has an age advantage of 2 months.

7300 GS Low Profile, on the other hand, has 17.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7600 GS and GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile. We've got no test results to judge.


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