Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 15 May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
PassMark - G3D Mark		137
PassMark - G2D Mark		31
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		244

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Curie
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	G73
Launch date	1 October 2012	15 May 2006
Place in performance rating	1690	1688
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$149.99
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		0.94
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	6
Texture fill rate		2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		24 Watt
Transistor count		177 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	9.0c
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		128 MB
Memory bandwidth		10.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		650 MHz
Memory type		DDR2
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None