NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i vs NVIDIA GeForce 8300

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i and NVIDIA GeForce 8300 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later

Launch date	4 October 2007 vs 17 April 2007

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8300

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 168 vs 88
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 102 vs 42

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	168 vs 88
PassMark - G3D Mark	102 vs 42

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8300

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

168

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

102

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i	NVIDIA GeForce 8300
PassMark - G2D Mark	88	168
PassMark - G3D Mark	42	102
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		329

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7050 + nForce 620i	NVIDIA GeForce 8300
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Tesla
Code name	C73	C78
Launch date	4 October 2007	17 April 2007
Place in performance rating	1423	1424
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$22.68
Value for money (0-100)		5.26
Technical info
Boost clock speed	630 MHz
Core clock speed	500 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Transistor count	112 million	210 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		40 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	PCI
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3