FX 5600 Ultra vs 7300 LE

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameG72NV31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years old)17 March 2003 (21 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$32 $199
Current price$79 (2.5x MSRP)$154 (0.8x MSRP)

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed450 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors112 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm130 nm
Texture fill rate1.8001.600

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Lengthno data191 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

Memory

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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed648 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth5.184 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0a
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

7300 LE 80
+371%
FX 5600 Ultra 17

7300 LE outperforms FX 5600 Ultra by 371% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 22 March 2006 17 March 2003
Cost $32 $199
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7300 LE and GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.


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