NVIDIA GeForce 310M vs NVIDIA GeForce 320M
NVIDIA GeForce 310M ► remove from comparison
The Nvidia GeForce 310M is an entry level laptop graphics card and the successor of the G 210M and therefore based on the same GT218 core with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz). However, there are also newer versions that are clocked at 606 MHz and therefore slightly slower. Nvidia states that the raw performance is 73 Gigaflops compared to the 72 Gigaflops of the G210M. Therefore, the 310M is an entry level dedicated graphics card for small laptops.
The performance of the 310M is similar to the GeForce G 210M and therefore located in the entry level class. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.
The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 210M (as it should be based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.
As the 310M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).
The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture. Therefore, the shaders have been reworked compared to the old GeForce G110M for an improved performance and battery runtime.
NVIDIA GeForce 320M ► remove from comparison
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.
NVIDIA GeForce 310M NVIDIA GeForce 320M GeForce 300M Series Codename N11M-GE1 MCP89 Architecture GT2xx GT2xx Pipelines 16 - unified 32 - unified Core Speed 606 / 625 MHz 450 MHz Shader Speed 1212 / 1530 MHz 950 MHz Memory Speed 800 MHz Memory Bus Width 64 Bit Memory Type GDDR3, DDR3 Max. Amount of Memory 512 MB Shared Memory no yes API DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 Transistors 260 Million technology 40 nm 40 nm Features DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, HybridPower Date of Announcement 10.01.2010 01.04.2010 Information 73 Gigaflops Link to Manufacturer Page www.nvidia.com
Benchmarks min: 1012 avg: 1106 median: 1123 (0%) max: 1177 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
min: 1694 avg: 1820 median: 1852 (1%) max: 1865 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 310M 3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 787 avg: 868 median: 882 (1%) max: 920 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
min: 1501 avg: 1543 median: 1550 (1%) max: 1565 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 9678 avg: 16667 median: 15456.5 (16%) max: 23157 Points
min: 13694 avg: 16219 median: 16219 (17%) max: 18744 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 8643 avg: 9628 median: 9403 (5%) max: 10702 Points
10494 Points (5%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 5909 avg: 6662 median: 6706 (7%) max: 7207 Points
min: 6483 avg: 7168 median: 7357.5 (8%) max: 7475 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
min: 3400 avg: 3708 median: 3768.5 (5%) max: 3895 Points
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings Asus U45Jc (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) 370M GeForce 310M 606 / 667 MHz 1 GB 4 GB 3400 Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) 330M GeForce 310M 4 GB 3652 Dell Vostro 3300 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) 430M GeForce 310M 625 / 790 MHz 0.5 GB 4 GB 3885 Dell Vostro 3500 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) 520M GeForce 310M 625 / 790 MHz 0.5 GB 4 GB 3895
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
4754 Points (6%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings MacBook Pro 13" 2010 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings) P8600 GeForce 320M 4 GB 4754
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
min: 2907 avg: 3184 median: 3206 (4%) max: 3622 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
min: 3824 avg: 4155 median: 4229.5 (6%) max: 4335 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
min: 3212 avg: 3465 median: 3469 (5%) max: 3746 Points
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 Asus PL80JT-WO021X (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 520UM GeForce 310M 606 / 1468 MHz 1 GB 4 GB 3212 Asus UL30JT-RX014V-4 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 520UM @2.5 GHzGeForce 310M 1 GB 4 GB 3400 Asus U45JC-WX030 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 450M GeForce 310M 606 / 667 MHz 1 GB 4 GB 3402 Asus P42JC-VO006X (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 450M GeForce 310M 606 / 667 MHz 1 GB 2 GB 3469 Asus U43JC-WX040 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 450M GeForce 310M 500 / 350 MHz 1 GB 4 GB 3497 Asus U36JC (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 460M GeForce 310M 606 / 667 MHz 1 GB 3 GB 3526 Asus U30JC (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768) 520M GeForce 310M 625 / 790 MHz 0.5 GB 4 GB 3746
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3826 Points (5%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 Samsung R580-JS02PL (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720) 330M GeForce 310M 625 / 790 MHz 0.5 GB 3 GB 3826
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
4707 Points (6%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
7 fps (1%)
SPECviewperf 11 specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
3.4 fps (2%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
1 fps (1%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
6.5 fps (5%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
1.1 fps (1%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
5.1 fps (4%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
8 fps (9%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
6.5 fps (3%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
3.3 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 5.2 avg: 5.7 median: 5.7 (72%) max: 6.1 Points
min: 6 avg: 6 median: 6 (76%) max: 6.1 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 3.3 avg: 4.4 median: 4.6 (58%) max: 5 Points
min: 4.9 avg: 5.2 median: 5.3 (67%) max: 5.3 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 310M Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 967 avg: 3019 median: 3175 (2%) max: 4428 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
min: 2172 avg: 3015 median: 3206 (2%) max: 3477 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 310M Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 7.46 avg: 8.1 median: 8.2 (3%) max: 8.6 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 320M
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%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 P8600 GeForce 320M 450 / 950 MHz OS X 10.124 GB 12.6
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 320M Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 P8600 GeForce 320M 450 / 950 MHz OS X 10.124 GB 99.6
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 310M → 100% n=11 Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 320M → 126% n=11
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- 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.
100%
GeForce 310M:
31.6 fps
130%
GeForce 320M:
41 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
22.1 fps
127%
GeForce 320M:
28 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
GeForce 320M:
7 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
158 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
82%
GeForce 320M:
98 161 ~ 130 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
71.5 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
92%
GeForce 320M:
57 75 ~ 66 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
53.4 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
107%
GeForce 320M:
50 56 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
64 ~ 57 fps
GeForce 320M:
26 28 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
33 ~ 29 fps
134%
GeForce 320M:
110 fps
GeForce 320M:
33 36 38 ~ 36 fps
GeForce 320M:
21 21 22 ~ 21 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
48.3 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.7 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
14.6 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
25.9 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
25.9 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
31.2 ~ 28 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
14.3 14.8 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
14.8 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 15 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
8.9 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
8.9 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
9.8 ~ 9 fps
GeForce 320M:
27.5 38 44.5 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
44.8 48.1 ~ 41 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
22 [X] Asus U36JC Intel Core i5-460M 2.5GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
95%
GeForce 320M:
20 21.4 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
21.7 21.8 22.3 ~ 21 fps
GeForce 320M:
8.4 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
9.4 9.7 9.9 ~ 9 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
22.4 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
23.8 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 23 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
13.7 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
15.7 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 15 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
8.3 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
12.1 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 10 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
24.8 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
25.2 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
29 ~ 26 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.4 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
17.7 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
25 ~ 20 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
12.5 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
12.5 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 13 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
52 89.4 ~ 71 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
78.1 fps
201%
GeForce 320M:
157 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.3 fps
GeForce 320M:
29.8 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
GeForce 320M:
16.9 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
60.1 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
58.8 62 ~ 60 fps
92%
GeForce 320M:
54.9 fps
106%
GeForce 320M:
21.2 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
48 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
121%
GeForce 320M:
58 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
6 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
fps
145%
GeForce 320M:
8.7 [X] Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz
GeForce 320M
fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
38.7 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
40.4 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 40 fps
280%
GeForce 320M:
112 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
29.3 [X] Asus P42JC-VO006X Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
31.1 [X] Asus U45JC-WX030 Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz
GeForce 310M
~ 30 fps
124%
GeForce 320M:
102 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
28 29 ~ 29 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
16 16 ~ 16 fps
100%
GeForce 310M:
7.7 [X] Asus U36JC Intel Core i5-460M 2.5GHz
GeForce 310M
8.3 ~ 8 fps
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 310M → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 320M → 130% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 124%
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