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NVIDIA GeForce 305M vs NVIDIA GeForce 320M

NVIDIA GeForce 305M

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The Nvidia GeForce 305M or G 305M is a laptop graphics card for entry level (small sized) notebooks. It has a similar computing power as the GeForce 9400M (ION) integrated chipset but features dedicated graphics memory (up to 512 MB connected with a 64 Bit memory interface). The core of the card is based on the GT218 architecture and supports hardware DirectX 10.1 effects.

The card supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card (like Blu-Ray movies). PhysX is not really supported by the card, because of the lacking performance. 

The gaming performance should be only a bit better than the 9400M G and therefore only suited for non demanding games or games in low resolution and detail settings. It is compareable to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350. Therefore, gamers wont be happy with the GeForce 305M.

NVIDIA GeForce 320M

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The NVIDIA GeForce 320M is an integrated chipset graphics card for Core 2 Duo based laptops and successor of the GeForce 9400M. It does not feature dedicated graphics memory but uses the systems main memory instead (shared memory, in Mac OS X 256 MB from the main memory). Therefore, the performance is not as good as similar cards with dedicated graphics RAM. The mGPU is based on the GT216 core (as the GeForce GT 325M e.g.) and offers 32 shader cores. The similar called GeForce GT 320M is a dedicated graphics card and a bit faster than the Geforce 320M.

The gaming performance of the GeForce 320M should be compareable to a GeForce 310M and even better. Therefore, older and less demanding games should run in high details fluently. Modern and demanding games like Crysis or NFS Shift should only run in low detail settings.

The 320M also supports PureVideo HD (VP4) to decode HD videos with the GPU. Using CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute the shaders of the GPU can also be used for other calculations (like encoding videos).

The GeForce 320M is not similar to the GeForce GT 320M, which is based on a GeForce 9600M GT.

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NVIDIA GeForce 305MNVIDIA GeForce 320M
GeForce 300M Series
GeForce 320M 32 @ 0.45 GHz
GeForce 310M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M 16 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce 320M 32 @ 0.45 GHz
GeForce 310M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M 16 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Codenamen11m-lp1MCP89
ArchitectureGT2xxGT2xx
Pipelines16 - unified32 - unified
Core Speed525 MHz450 MHz
Shader Speed1150 MHz950 MHz
Memory Speed700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memorynoyes
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
technology40 nm40 nm
FeaturesDirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, HybridPower
Date of Announcement10.01.2010 01.04.2010
Information55 Gigaflops
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 1694     avg: 1820     median: 1852 (1%)     max: 1865 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 1501     avg: 1543     median: 1550 (1%)     max: 1565 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 13694     avg: 16219     median: 16219 (17%)     max: 18744 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
8555 Points (4%)
10494 Points (5%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 6483     avg: 7168     median: 7357.5 (8%)     max: 7475 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 305M
3DMark 06
3101 Points (4%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
4754 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
3DMark 06
min: 3824     avg: 4155     median: 4229.5 (6%)     max: 4335 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
3DMark 06
4707 Points (6%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 6     avg: 6     median: 6 (76%)     max: 6.1 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 4.9     avg: 5.2     median: 5.3 (67%)     max: 5.3 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2172     avg: 3015     median: 3206 (2%)     max: 3477 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 10.67     avg: 11.3     median: 11.3 (4%)     max: 11.55 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
12.6 fps (1%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 305M → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 320M → 138% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
41  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
28  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
7  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
98 161 ~ 130 fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
57 75 ~ 66 fps
high 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
50 56 64 ~ 57 fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
26 28 33 ~ 29 fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
28.4  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
23.4  fps
high 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
19.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
12  fps
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
110  fps
med. 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
26  fps
high 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
15  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
8  fps
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
25  fps
med. 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
13  fps
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
33 36 38 ~ 36 fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 320M:
21 21 22 ~ 21 fps
high 1366x768
GeForce 320M:
14  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
9  fps
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
69  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
23  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
47  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
20  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
27.5 38 44.5 44.8 48.1 ~ 41 fps
high 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
20 21.4 21.7 21.8 22.3 ~ 21 fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
8.4 9.4 9.7 9.9 ~ 9 fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
27.4 42.9 43.6 45.1 ~ 40 fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
22.4 29.1 30 30.5 ~ 28 fps
high 1360x768
GeForce 320M:
15.7 18 18.8 ~ 18 fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
59  fps
ultra 1280x1024
GeForce 320M:
12  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
157  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
53  fps
high 1280x1024
GeForce 320M:
17  fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
90  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
38  fps
high 1280x1024
GeForce 320M:
22  fps
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
29.8  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
16.9  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
GeForce 320M:
78  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
47  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
GeForce 320M:
54.9  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
21.2  fps
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
58  fps
ultra 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
8.7  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
GeForce 320M:
89  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
75.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 320M:
47.3  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
112  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
41  fps
high 1280x1024
GeForce 320M:
20  fps
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
21 27.8 ~ 24 fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
19.9  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
14.3 16.8 ~ 16 fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
36.5  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
16.4  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
11.5  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
40.2  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
27.5  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
11.9  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
102  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
34  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
15  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
87.5  fps
Quake 4

Quake 4

2005
low 640x480
GeForce 320M:
62  fps
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
62  fps
ultra 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
34  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
GeForce 320M:
132  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
104  fps
high 1280x1024
GeForce 320M:
23  fps
Counter-Strike Source

Counter-Strike Source

2004
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
88  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
GeForce 320M:
109.9  fps
high 800x600
GeForce 320M:
104.4  fps
ultra 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
29.6  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
GeForce 320M:
366.2  fps
NVIDIA GeForce 305MNVIDIA GeForce 320M
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Call of Duty: Black Ops41287
Fifa 11130665729
Mafia 228.423.419.312
StarCraft 211026158
Metro 20332513
Battlefield: Bad Company 23621149
CoD Modern Warfare 26923
Risen4720
Resident Evil 541219
Colin McRae: DIRT 2402818
Anno 14045912
Sims 31575317
F.E.A.R. 2903822
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto29.816.9
Left 4 Dead7847
Far Cry 254.921.2
Crysis Warhead588.7
Trackmania Nations Forever8975.547.3
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare1124120
Supreme Commander - FA Bench2419.916
Crysis - GPU Benchmark36.516.411.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark40.227.511.9
World in Conflict - Benchmark1023415
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark87.5
Quake 4626234
World of Warcraft13210423
Counter-Strike Source88
Doom 3109.9104.429.6
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo366.2
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