GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1285 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | G72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 January 2006 (20 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 | 6 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 112 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.800 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 4.256 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 18 January 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 309% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile is a desktop one.
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