GeForce 7300 LE vs RTX 3060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 and GeForce 7300 LE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
44.19
+21995%

RTX 3060 outperforms 7300 LE by a whopping 21995% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking841402
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.97no data
Power efficiency17.94no data
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGA106G72
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)22 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3584no data
Core clock speed1320 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHzno data
Number of transistors12,000 million112 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Wattno data
Texture fill rate199.01.800
Floating-point processing power12.74 TFLOPSno data
ROPs482
TMUs1124
Tensor Cores112no data
Ray Tracing Cores28no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6DDR2
Maximum RAM amount12 GB128 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1875 MHz324 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s5.184 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.73.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL3.0N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.6-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 3060 44.19
+21995%
7300 LE 0.20

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 3060 17085
+21804%
7300 LE 78

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1180−1
1440p68-0−1
4K47-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.79no data
1440p4.84no data
4K7.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 95−100 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 79 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130 0−1
Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 97 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 78 0−1
Far Cry 5 146 0−1
Fortnite 170−180 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 124 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
Valorant 230−240
+23400%
1−2
−23400%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 120−130 0−1
Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 83 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+27700%
1−2
−27700%
Cyberpunk 2077 75 0−1
Dota 2 156 0−1
Far Cry 5 135 0−1
Fortnite 170−180 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 96 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 141 0−1
Metro Exodus 81 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 178 0−1
Valorant 230−240
+23400%
1−2
−23400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 72 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 64 0−1
Dota 2 147 0−1
Far Cry 5 127 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 150−160 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 79 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82 0−1
Valorant 230−240
+23400%
1−2
−23400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+28100%
1−2
−28100%
Grand Theft Auto V 81 0−1
Metro Exodus 50 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 260−270
+26400%
1−2
−26400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 39 0−1
Far Cry 5 94 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 110−120 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 62 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 20−22 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 82 0−1
Metro Exodus 32 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64 0−1
Valorant 240−250
+24800%
1−2
−24800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 18 0−1
Dota 2 115 0−1
Far Cry 5 48 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 80−85 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 36 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.19 0.20
Recency 12 January 2021 22 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 90 nm

RTX 3060 has a 21995% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 LE in performance tests.

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