GeForce 7300 LE vs GTX 460 v2

Place in the ranking	638	1390
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.86	no data
Power efficiency	2.08	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GF114	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 September 2011 (13 years ago)	22 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	336	no data
Core clock speed	779 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	43.62	1.800
Floating-point processing power	1.046 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	2
TMUs	56	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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1002 MHz	324 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.19 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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.1	-

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.

GTX 460 v2 4.86
+2330%

7300 LE 0.20

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.

GTX 460 v2 1871
+2299%

7300 LE 78

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	4.86	0.20
Recency	24 September 2011	22 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm

GTX 460 v2 has a 2330% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 460 v2 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.