NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS 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 7600 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 2.7x more texture fill rate: 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 157 vs 79
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 331 vs 277
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 331 vs 277
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 March 2006 vs 18 January 2006
Texture fill rate 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.8 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 157 vs 79
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 331 vs 277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 331 vs 277

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 27 Watt
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 47 vs 42
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 27 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 47 vs 42

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
157
79
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
42
47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
331
277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
331
277
Name NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 157 79
PassMark - G2D Mark 42 47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 331 277
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 331 277

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS

Essentials

Architecture Curie Curie
Code name G73 G72
Launch date 22 March 2006 18 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $84.99
Place in performance rating 1675 1676
Price now $84.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 2.06

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 4.8 GTexel / s 1.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 27 Watt 23 Watt
Transistor count 177 million 112 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 256 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR2