Arc A370M vs GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 438 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.76 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | G72 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 January 2006 (19 years ago) | 30 March 2022 (3 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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 99.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.174 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 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 4.0 x8 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 266 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.256 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 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 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 January 2006 | 30 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 35 Watt |
7300 GS Low Profile has 52.2% lower power consumption.
Arc A370M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile and Arc A370M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile is a desktop graphics card while Arc A370M is a notebook one.
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