GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile vs GT 740A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 980 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.95 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK208 | G72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 August 2013 (12 years ago) | 18 January 2006 (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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 112 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.36 | 1.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7526 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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 3.0 x8 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 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 | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 266 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 4.256 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 August 2013 | 18 January 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 23 Watt |
GT 740A has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
7300 GS Low Profile, on the other hand, has 43.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 740A and GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 740A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 7300 GS Low Profile is a desktop one.
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