GeForce 7300 SE vs Radeon R9 M275X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M275X with GeForce 7300 SE, including specs and performance data.
R9 M275X outperforms 7300 SE by a whopping 4090% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 684 | 1447 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Venus | G72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 22 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
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 | 640 | no data |
| Compute units | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 112 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 1.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 4.256 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
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.
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.
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 | 4.19 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 28 January 2014 | 22 March 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
R9 M275X has a 4090% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R9 M275X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 SE in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M275X is a notebook card while GeForce 7300 SE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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