GRID M60-2Q vs GeForce 7300 GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 7300 GS with GRID M60-2Q, including specs and performance data.
M60-2Q outperforms 7300 GS by a whopping 6474% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1481 | 446 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.64 | 4.29 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | G72 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 January 2006 (20 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 557 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 150.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.825 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 266 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.256 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 12.49 |
| Recency | 18 January 2006 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 225 Watt |
7300 GS has 878% lower power consumption.
GRID M60-2Q, on the other hand, has a 6474% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
The GRID M60-2Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 GS in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 7300 GS is a desktop graphics card while GRID M60-2Q is a workstation one.
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