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).

 

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
88
168
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
42
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 1424 1425
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