Unfortunately overclocking the MSI NX7300GS-TD256E was a no go. The overclocking software could not properly recognize the memory speed.

Prelude to Benchmarks

The details of how the MSI NX7300GS-TD256E test system was configured for benchmarking; the specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions are indicated below. In the second column are the general specs for the reference platforms this GeForce 7300GS based videocard is to be compared against. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next page.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations

test system reference system processor: amd Athlon64 4000+ Clock Speed: 12 x 200 MHz = 2.4 GHz Motherboards: Asus A8N-SLI Premium (NF4 SLI) Videocard: MSI NX7300GS-TD256E Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B ATi Radeon X850 XT PE MSI RX800XT-VTD256E ATi Radeon X800 XL PowerColor X700 PRO MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single Mode) MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode) Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single Mode) Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode) MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single Mode) MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) Memory: 2x 512MB OCZ Gold GX PC3500 DDR Hard Drive: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740 CDROM: AOpen Combo 52x PowerSupply: PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 510 SLI Heatsink: Athlon64 4000+ Reference Heatsink Software Setup: Microsoft WindowsXP SP2 nVIDIA Forceware 6.70 nVIDIA Forceware 83.50 ATI Catalyst 6.2 Benchmarks: 3DMark05 3DMark06 AquaMark3 FarCry Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Doom 3 FEAR Quake 4 X3: Reunion AA+AF Benchmarks FarCry FEAR Doom

3DMark05	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

3DMark05
Overall	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A	10905
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E	9117
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B	7390
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE	6568
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	5921
ATi Radeon X800 XL	5301
PowerColor X700 Pro	3286
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E	10245
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E	9147
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single)	7696
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode)	11571
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single)	6883
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode)	11161
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	5288
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	3287
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	6425
MSI NX6200TC-TD32E	1074
MSI NX7300GS-TD256E	1833

3DMark05 test results for the MSI NX7300GS-TD256E videocard are low compared to the big boys, but pretty decent for the entry level videocard class. It scores 800 points higher than the previous low end champ, the GeForce 6200TC.