Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce 6500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE
In the PassMark G3D benchmark the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE scores 39 against 38 for the NVIDIA GeForce 6500, making it about 3 percent faster than the NVIDIA GeForce 6500.
The NVIDIA GeForce 6500 carries more video memory (256 MB against 128 MB), which matters at higher resolutions and for larger workloads.
Comparing 9 specifications that differ between these two cards. Coverage: 6/10 recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce 6500, 6/10 for the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE. Fields neither card records are omitted; fields only one records are shown as "Not recorded".
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce 6500 | NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base clock | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128-bit | 64-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s | 4.3 GB/s |
| Process node | 110 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 110 mm² | 81 mm² |
| Transistors | 75 M | 112 M |
| Launch date | 2005-10-01 | 2006-03-22 |
| PassMark G3D | 38 | 39 |