GeForce 7300 GT AGP vs Quadro FX 3000
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1414 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV35 | G73 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2003 (21 year ago) | 15 May 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $203 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 400 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 135 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 24 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 1.400 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
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 | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 425 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 27.2 GB/s | 10.4 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 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 | 9.0a | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2003 | 15 May 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
FX 3000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
7300 GT AGP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3000 and GeForce 7300 GT AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 3000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 7300 GT AGP is a desktop one.
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