GeForce 7300 LE vs 9400 GT

Place in the ranking	1247	1386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.59	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G96C	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 August 2008 (16 years ago)	22 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$32

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 cores	16	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.400	1.800
Floating-point processing power	0.0448 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	2
TMUs	8	4

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	-

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 type	DDR2	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	324 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	5.184 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	4.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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.

9400 GT 0.42
+100%

7300 LE 0.21

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.

9400 GT 162
+103%

7300 LE 80

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	0.42	0.21
Recency	27 August 2008	22 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	55 nm	90 nm

9400 GT has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 9400 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 LE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.