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).

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

NVIDIA GeForce 6200

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

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

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