NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 6200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 1.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 45% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 550 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 79 vs 37
  • Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 47 vs 31
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 January 2006 vs 11 October 2004
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 1.8 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 550 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 79 vs 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 47 vs 31

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6200

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
79
37
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
47
31
Name NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200
PassMark - G3D Mark 79 37
PassMark - G2D Mark 47 31
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 277

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6200

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name G72 NV43 A2
Launch date 18 January 2006 11 October 2004
Place in performance rating 1676 1677
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $39.99
Price now $39.99
Value for money (0-100) 1.46

Technical info

Core clock speed 450 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 110 nm
Texture fill rate 1.8 GTexel / s 1.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt
Transistor count 112 million 146 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 191 mm

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 8.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 550 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR