NVIDIA GeForce 310M

The Nvidia GeForce 310M is the successor of the G 210M and based on the same GT218 core with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz). 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.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 19488, avg: 20095, max: 20702 Points ... More Details

3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 10527, avg: 10527, max: 10527 Points ... More Details

3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 7149, avg: 7149, max: 7149 Points ... More Details

3DMark 06:
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      min: 3223, avg: 3567, max: 3826 Points ... More Details

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010	330M	4096 MB			3652
Standard 1280x1024
Vaio VPC-S11M1E (Standard 1280x1024)	330M	4096 MB	625 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 187.83	3223
Standard 1280x720
R580-JS02PL (Standard 1280x720)	330M	3072 MB	625 / 790MHz	512MB DDR3 ForceWare 187.87	3826

Cinebench R10: - Shading
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      min: 2946, avg: 2996, max: 3045 Points ... More Details

3DMark Vantage: - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
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      min: 1131, avg: 1131, max: 1131 Points ... More Details

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 10 benchmarks

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 detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) - Approximation!

ultra:

4+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

high:

9+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

15+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

28+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - Approximation!

high:

16+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

18+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

56+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Risen (2009)

low:

31.2

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

med.:

14.3

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

high:

9.8

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

» With most tested laptops not playable.

Need for Speed Shift (2009) - Approximation!

low:

24+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009) - Approximation!

med.:

22+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

29+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Anno 1404 (2009)

low:

89.4

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

ultra:

10.8

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.

Sims 3 (2009) - Approximation!

high:

14+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

51+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

129+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

F.E.A.R. 2 (2009) - Approximation!

ultra:

9+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

high:

19+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

33+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

80+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4530)

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008) - Approximation!

low:

15+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2)

Left 4 Dead (2008) - Approximation!

high:

36+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

68+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

Far Cry 2 (2008) - Approximation!

high:

18+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

49+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Crysis Warhead (2008) - Approximation!

ultra:

2+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

low:

22+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

Racedriver: GRID (2008) - Approximation!

high:

7+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

27+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4530)

low:

41+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4530)

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008) - Approximation!

high:

7+ fps (GeForce G 102M)

med.:

27+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4530)

low:

41+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4530)

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007) - Approximation!

high:

17+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

31+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

126+ fps (Quadro NVS 3100M)

Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007) - Approximation!

high:

15+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

20+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

34+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

ultra:

10+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4550)

high:

6+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

20+ fps (Quadro NVS 3100M)

low:

45+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

ultra:

10+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4550)

high:

6+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

20+ fps (Quadro NVS 3100M)

low:

45+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!

high:

18+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

29+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

89+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Command and Conquer III (2007) - Approximation!

high:

20+ fps (GeForce 8600M GS)

Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)

high:

8.3

[X] Vaio VPC-S11M1E
Intel Core i3 330M 2.1GHz
GeForce 310M (625MHz), 512MB (790MHz) DDR3, 187.83
4096MB RAM

 fps

» With most tested laptops not playable.

The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006) - Approximation!

high:

20+ fps (GeForce 9300M GS)

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005) - Approximation!

high:

105+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

F.E.A.R. (2005) - Approximation!

high:

34+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

98+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

212+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Quake 4 (2005) - Approximation!

ultra:

51+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

high:

97+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)

med.:

125+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)

low:

127+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)

World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!

high:

16+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

med.:

67+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

159+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Counter-Strike Source (2004) - Approximation!

high:

80+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

low:

30+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100)

Doom 3 (2004) - Approximation!

ultra:

75+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

high:

98+ fps (GeForce Go 7600 GT)

med.:

103+ fps (GeForce Go 7600 GT)

low:

123+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!

high:

298+ fps (GeForce G 210M)

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 310M graphics card

Lenovo Ideapad G560 (Intel Core i5 540M, 15.6")
» Lenovo Ideapad G560 - External Review

Samsung R580 (Intel Core i7 720QM, 15.6")
» Samsung R580 - External Review

Samsung R730-JS04 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 17.3")
» Samsung R730-JS04 - External Review

Sony Vaio VPC-S11M1E (Intel Core i3 330M, 13.3")
» Review Sony Vaio VPC-S11M1E Notebook - Review
» Sony Vaio VPC-S11M1E - External Review

Sony Vaio VPCS11V9E (Intel Core i5 520M, 13.3")
» Sony Vaio VPCS11V9E - External Review

Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 (Intel Core i3 330M, 18.4")
» Toshiba Satellite P505-S8010 - External Review