GeForce 7300 LE vs Radeon HD 6230

Place in the ranking	1237	1387
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.68	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Park	G72
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 July 2011 (13 years ago)	22 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$32

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	80	no data
Core clock speed	650 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	292 million	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	5.200	1.800
Floating-point processing power	0.104 TFLOPS	no data
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	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR2	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	667 MHz	324 MHz
Memory bandwidth	10.67 GB/s	5.184 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI	1x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6230 0.46
+119%

7300 LE 0.21

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.

HD 6230 179
+124%

7300 LE 80

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.46	0.21
Recency	2 July 2011	22 March 2006
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	90 nm

HD 6230 has a 119% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6230 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 LE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.