GeForce 6800 XE vs 7300 GT Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1473 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | G73 | NV40 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 August 2006 (18 years ago) | 30 September 2005 (19 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.
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 177 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 | 2.200 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
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 | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 8.512 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 | 2x DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 August 2006 | 30 September 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
7300 GT Mac Edition has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
6800 XE, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7300 GT Mac Edition and GeForce 6800 XE. We've got no test results to judge.
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