GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile vs Quadro FX 4500

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.37no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG70G72
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date28 July 2005 (19 years ago)18 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data

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.

Core clock speed430 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors302 million112 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)109 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate10.321.800
ROPs162
TMUs244

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
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed525 MHz266 MHz
Memory bandwidth33.6 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 Connectors2x DVI, 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 28 July 2005 18 January 2006
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 109 Watt 23 Watt

FX 4500 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

7300 GS Low Profile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 22.2% more advanced lithography process, and 373.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4500 and GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 4500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
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NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile
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