The entry-level discrete adapter group included the GeForce 7300 GT. The characteristics of this graphic device make it similar with the more efficient accelerator 7600 GT. Such a video card can often be found in 2007 in entry-level gaming computers or in economy-class graphics stations. It is this affordable solution that will be considered as part of our short review material.
Graphics Device Specialization
The video card for PC considered in the review appeared on the shelves of computer stores back in 2007. The main cases of its use are entry-level gaming computing systems. Such hardware allowed to launch most of the toys of the time. But the quality of the displayed image was very, very low.
The second possible application for such an adapter is a budget graphics station. Of course, such an accelerator allowed you to run specialized software and use it to process images, but the speed of its operation in this mode left much to be desired. Therefore, such an adapter was included in the graphic station only only as a last resort.
At the moment, this accelerator is completely outdated. Therefore, it is possible to use its computing resources only when implementing various office tasks. It is in such budget PCs that you can meet him now.
Delivery List
As previously noted, the characteristics of the GeForce 7300 GT attributed this accelerator to economy class devices. Therefore, it is not necessary to expect anything unusual in the configuration of the named adapter initially.
NVidia included the following in this list:
- discrete graphics card;
- a disc with the documentation recorded on it, also on this electronic medium there are drivers and specialized diagnostic software;
- manual;
- company coupon with warranty (validity period of the last - 1 year).
Options
This PC graphics card is based on the G73-V microprocessor. The same chip was at the heart of the more powerful 7600 GT accelerator. The key difference between these two adapter models was that the second had one pixel block and one vertex module more. This allowed in practice to obtain a certain increase in performance.
The named chip had 8 pixel processors, TMU units - 1. There were also four vertex pipelines. All these elements operated at a frequency of 350 MHz.
The characteristics of the GeForce 7300 GT focused on the fact that its silicon base was manufactured with tolerance standards of 90 nm, and this was the most advanced technological process at that time. On its chip there were 178 million transistors. Moreover, they all had only a surface layout.
Memory
Discrete accelerator model NVidia GeForce 7300 GT without fail equipped with a separate RAM. The nominal volume of the latter was equal to 256 MB. As a rule, these were GDDR2 chips operating at a frequency of 668 MHz. The capacity of the RAM connection bus was 128 bits. As a result, the video buffer bandwidth was limited to 10.7 Gb / s.
Reviews and cost
In the new state, the GeForce 7300 GT cannot be purchased. This accelerator has long been removed from production lines. Also, its stocks in warehouses have already been successfully sold. Used such video cards can be purchased at a price of 800-1000 rubles. For office PCs, their resources will be sufficient. In all other cases, using such an accelerator will be at least wrong.
The advantages of such an adapter, the owners attributed low cost, passive cooling and excellent energy efficiency. The disadvantages of the device can only be attributed to the fact that it is completely outdated and does not meet modern requirements for a video card.
Conclusion
This article examined in detail the characteristics of the GeForce 7300 GT. This computer device initially could not boast of a high level of performance. Now it can be used only as part of budget computers that implement the simplest office tasks. Among other features of the accelerator, it should be noted that it was a universal controller and could be installed both in the AGP expansion slot and in the PCI - E version 16X. Also, mainly such video cards were equipped with passive cooling and did not increase the noise level of the computer.