Radeon HD 7530M vs GeForce 7100 GS
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1503 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | NV44 B2 | Thames |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 August 2006 (19 years ago) | 7 January 2012 (14 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 | 400 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 11 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 | 10.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.36 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 24 |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 266 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.256 GB/s | 14.4 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 | 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) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 August 2006 | 7 January 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 40 nm |
HD 7530M has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7100 GS and Radeon HD 7530M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7100 GS is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 7530M is a notebook one.
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