The high-end bad boys in the standalone video card market, ($400+ MSRP cards) get the most press, but not everyone can afford to spend $400-500 on a video card. The other end of the spectrum, the integrated video on some motherboards, isn’t sufficient to run any of the more modern games at anything but the minimum settings and resolutions. So what’s the solution?

512MB on a value card is an interesting proposition. On the one hand there are few applications where the extra memory help (High Quality mode in Quake4, Oblivion, High resolution FSAA+AF). On the other hand, the situations where the extra memory make the most sense are best served by a high-end card like the X1900XTX or 7900 series.

The 7300GT is a value card, and as such shouldn’t be compared to the high-end in terms of performance. Where the 7300GT shines is in its feature set, fully the equal in terms of Shader Model functionality as the bigger and more expensive cards. Performance is on the low end of the spectrum as to be expected from a card that costs $130 retail. The 7300GT 512MB from EVGA is a decent card. If you’re looking for a card that plays games, doesn’t cost a whole lot, and has all the features the bigger brothers have, this is the one for you.
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Source: Gamepyre