GeForce 7300 GS vs Radeon HD 7730

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7730 and GeForce 7300 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7730
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 47 Watt
3.09
+1445%

HD 7730 outperforms 7300 GS by a whopping 1445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7621389
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency4.510.60
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCape VerdeG72
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 May 2013 (11 years ago)18 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59 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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed800 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million112 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate19.201.800
Floating-point processing power0.6144 TFLOPSno data
ROPs82
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 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz266 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

HD 7730 3.09
+1445%
7300 GS 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.

HD 7730 1192
+1428%
7300 GS 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 3.09 0.20
Recency 1 May 2013 18 January 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 23 Watt

HD 7730 has a 1445% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

7300 GS, on the other hand, has 104.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7730 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 GS in performance tests.


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