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| Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D GeForce 7300 GS Graphics Card |
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But the new Gigabyte GV-NX73G128D surprised us by performing better than expected. With the exception of its exceptionally poor performance in Half Life 2, it consistently performed much better than the ATI Radeon X300. Generally, it was 50% to twice as fast as the X300. It performed best in Doom 3 where it achieved a respectable 47.5 fps and was twice as fast as the X300. We managed to overclock the core by 4% and the memory by 6.2% in our overclocking trials. This was poorer than what we saw with the ASUS Extreme N7300GS but it gave the Gigabyte card a 4-6% boost in performance, which was again most pronounced in Doom 3. If you are not particular about high frame rates or high resolutions when you play games, this card will serve you well. But don't expect miracles from it. It's positioned as an entry-level card with a price target of only $99. For more details, read our Comprehensive Review! |
| MSRP |
• NA |
| Lowest PriceGrabber Price |
• NA |
| Review |
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| Manufacturing Process |
• 0.09 Micron |
Transistor Count |
• 112 Million |
DirectX Support |
• 9.0c |
| Interface |
• PCI Express |
| Vertex Pipelines |
• 3 |
| Vertex Shader Version |
• 3.0 |
| Pixel / Texture Pipelines |
• 4 x 1 |
| Pixel Shader Version |
• 3.0 |
| Core Speed |
• 550 MHz |
| Fill Rate |
• 2200 MTexels/s |
| Memory Bus Width |
• 64-bits |
Memory Size |
• 128 MB |
| Memory Type |
• DDR2 |
| Memory Speed |
• 405 MHz (810 MHz DDR) |
Memory Bandwidth |
• 6.48 GB/s |
| Features |
• Microsoft®
DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support |
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