GeForce 7300 GT vs Radeon RX 570

Place in the ranking	304	1282
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.75	0.01
Power efficiency	10.32	1.03
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	G73
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	15 May 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$149.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 157400% better value for money than 7300 GT.

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	2048	no data
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	177 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	24 Watt
Texture fill rate	159.2	2.800
Floating-point processing power	5.095 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	128	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	325 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	10.4 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	+	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.

RX 570 18.07
+4919%

7300 GT 0.36

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.

RX 570 6967
+4949%

7300 GT 138

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 HD	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
1440p	49	0−1
4K	29	0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.06	149.99
1440p	3.45	no data
4K	5.83	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	0−1
Battlefield 5	106 +5200%	2−3 −5200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +6700%	1−2 −6700%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	80 +7900%	1−2 −7900%
Far Cry New Dawn	85 +8400%	1−2 −8400%
Forza Horizon 4	257 +5040%	5−6 −5040%
Hitman 3	35−40	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Metro Exodus	101 +4950%	2−3 −4950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120 +5900%	2−3 −5900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	94 +9300%	1−2 −9300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	0−1
Battlefield 5	98 +9700%	1−2 −9700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	63 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	69 +6800%	1−2 −6800%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
Forza Horizon 4	255 +5000%	5−6 −5000%
Hitman 3	35−40	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Metro Exodus	82 +8100%	1−2 −8100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	46	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	75 +7400%	1−2 −7400%
Hitman 3	35−40	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	85−90 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +8500%	1−2 −8500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	61 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
Far Cry New Dawn	41	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	29	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Far Cry 5	30	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	149 +7350%	2−3 −7350%
Hitman 3	21−24	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	0−1
Metro Exodus	48	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +5300%	2−3 −5300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21	0−1
Hitman 3	12−14	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 +9200%	1−2 −9200%
Metro Exodus	29	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	15	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	39	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

0−1

This is how RX 570 and 7300 GT compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 8100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.07	0.36
Recency	18 April 2017	15 May 2006
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	24 Watt

RX 570 has a 4919.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

7300 GT, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 GT in performance tests.

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