GeForce3 Ti500 vs GeForce Go 7300
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1500 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | G72 | NV20 A5 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2006 (20 years ago) | 1 October 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
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 | 7 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 240 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 57 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 | 1.920 |
| ROPs | 2 | 4 |
| 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 4x |
| Length | no data | 183 mm |
| 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 350 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.6 GB/s | 8 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 8.0 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2006 | 1 October 2001 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 150 nm |
Go 7300 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 67% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 7300 and GeForce3 Ti500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7300 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce3 Ti500 is a desktop one.
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