GeForce 7300 GT AGP vs Radeon 530X

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameMesoG73
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)15 May 2006 (18 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 cores384no data
Core clock speed730 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1021 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,040 million177 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt24 Watt
Texture fill rate24.501.400
ROPs82
TMUs244

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 3.0 x8AGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz325 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s10.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 April 2017 15 May 2006
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 24 Watt

Radeon 530X has an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

7300 GT AGP, on the other hand, has 108.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 530X and GeForce 7300 GT AGP. We've got no test results to judge.


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AMD Radeon 530X
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