NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 GT 120M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 43% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 5.7x more texture fill rate: 8 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • 8x more pipelines: 32 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 64 MB
  • Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 151 vs 52
  • 10.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2273 vs 224
  • 10.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2273 vs 224
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 June 2009 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 8 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines 32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 151 vs 52
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2273 vs 224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2273 vs 224

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 114 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 114 vs 32

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
151
52
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
32
114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2273
224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2273
224
Name NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300
PassMark - G3D Mark 151 52
PassMark - G2D Mark 32 114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2273 224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2273 224

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G96 G72
Launch date 15 June 2009 1 February 2006
Place in performance rating 1554 1557
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Core clock speed 500 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 80 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 32 4
Texture fill rate 8 GTexel / s 1.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt
Transistor count 314 million 112 million
Boost clock speed 350 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB / s 5.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 700 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type GDDR2, GDDR3 64
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

PCI-E 2.0
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II