NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT and NVIDIA GeForce 6600 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 GT

NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 350 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 17% higher texture fill rate: 2.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 650 MHz vs 500 MHz
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 137 vs 86
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 244 vs 211
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 244 vs 211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2006 vs 12 August 2004
Core clock speed	350 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	2.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Memory clock speed	650 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	137 vs 86
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	244 vs 211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	244 vs 211

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6600

Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 39 vs 31

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	39 vs 31

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

137

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

244

211

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

244

211

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
PassMark - G3D Mark	137	86
PassMark - G2D Mark	31	39
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	244	211
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	244	211

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT	NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	G73	NV43 A2
Launch date	15 May 2006	12 August 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$149.99
Place in performance rating	1688	1686
Price now	$149.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	0.94
Technical info
Core clock speed	350 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	2.8 GTexel / s	2.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24 Watt
Transistor count	177 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
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	10.4 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	650 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	DDR