Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce Go 7300

Place in the ranking	1428	229
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.04
Power efficiency	no data	9.55
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G72	Polaris 30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 February 2006 (18 years ago)	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	7	2304
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	350 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	112 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.400	222.5
Floating-point processing power	no data	7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	32
TMUs	4	144

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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 type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	350 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	5.6 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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.

Go 7300 0.13

RX 590 24.38
+18654%

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.

Go 7300 52

RX 590 9393
+17963%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	0−1	101
1440p	-0−1	58
4K	-0−1	35

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.76
1440p	no data	4.81
4K	no data	7.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−1900%

40−45
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2067%	65 +2067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3350%	69 +3350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3663%	301 +3663%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3400%	140 +3400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −871%	272 +871%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −3667%	113 +3667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3100%	64 +3100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3488%	287 +3488%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2750%	114 +2750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −832%	261 +832%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1200%	39 +1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −2200%	46 +2200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1125%	45−50 +1125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1100%	96 +1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2400%	100 +2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −467%	51 +467%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −25%	35 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	14−16
Hitman 3	6−7 −383%	27−30 +383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −3500%	72 +3500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2050%

43
+2050%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1800%	19 +1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1400%

30
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 +0%	86 +0%
Battlefield 5	136 +0%	136 +0%
Far Cry 5	90 +0%	90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	90 +0%	90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	274 +0%	274 +0%
Metro Exodus	124 +0%	124 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +0%	91 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +0%	73 +0%
Battlefield 5	122 +0%	122 +0%
Far Cry 5	74 +0%	74 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	71 +0%	71 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	259 +0%	259 +0%
Metro Exodus	97 +0%	97 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +0%	74 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +0%	62 +0%
Far Cry 5	55 +0%	55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	91 +0%	91 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +0%	55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 +0%	38 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	58 +0%	58 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +0%	70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	203 +0%	203 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	39 +0%	39 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 +0%	26 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	57 +0%	57 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +0%	32 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	17 +0%	17 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	46 +0%	46 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +0%	40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +0%	13 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 590 is 3667% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 590 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.13	24.38
Recency	1 February 2006	15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	12 nm

RX 590 has a 18653.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7300 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce Go 7300 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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