GeForce 9300 SE vs 6200 TurboCache
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 6200 TurboCache and GeForce 9300 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
9300 SE outperforms 6200 TurboCache by an impressive 58% 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 | 1501 | 1461 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | NV44 B2 | G98 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 December 2004 (21 years ago) | 1 June 2008 (17 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 65 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 | 4.320 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0208 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 165 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4 GB/s | 6.4 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
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 | 0.12 | 0.19 |
| Recency | 15 December 2004 | 1 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 65 nm |
9300 SE has a 58% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 69% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce 9300 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6200 TurboCache in performance tests.
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