NVIDIA GeForce 320M

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.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 300M Series

GeForce 320M 32@450MHz

GeForce 310M 16@606 / 625MHz

GeForce 315M 16@606MHz

GeForce 305M 16@525MHz

CodenameMCP89
Pipelines32 - unified
Core Speed *450 MHz
Shader Speed *950 MHz
Memory Speed *
Memory Bus Width
Memory Type
Shared Memoryyes
MacOS X: 256MB shared Memory
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
technology40 nm
Notebook Sizesmall and light
Date of Announcement01.04.2010
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 13694     avg: 16219 (27%)     max: 18744 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 10494     avg: 10494 (10%)     max: 10494 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 6483     avg: 7168.3 (22%)     max: 7475 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 3824     avg: 4346.5 (17%)     max: 4754 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2971     avg: 3816 (18%)     max: 5384 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 2172     avg: 3015.3 (28%)     max: 3477 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1694     avg: 1820.4 (6%)     max: 1865 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1501     avg: 1543.4 (5%)     max: 1565 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 4.9     avg: 5.2 (66%)     max: 5.3 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 6     avg: 6 (76%)     max: 6.1 points
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 10.67     avg: 11.3 (15%)     max: 11.55 Points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
low:
41  fps      Compare
med.:
28  fps      Compare
ultra:
7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 11
Fifa 11 (2010)
low:
98 161 ~ 130 fps      Compare
med.:
57 75 ~ 66 fps      Compare
high:
50 56 64 ~ 57 fps      Compare
ultra:
26 28 33 ~ 29 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Civilization 5 (2010): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Mafia 2
Mafia 2 (2010)
low:
28.4  fps      Compare
med.:
23.4  fps      Compare
high:
19.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
12  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
110  fps      Compare
med.:
26  fps      Compare
high:
15  fps      Compare
ultra:
8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Just Cause 2 (2010): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Metro 2033
Metro 2033 (2010)
low:
25  fps      Compare
med.:
13  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising (2010): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
low:
33 36 38 ~ 36 fps      Compare
med.:
21 21 22 ~ 21 fps      Compare
high:
14  fps      Compare
ultra:
9  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
CoD Modern Warfare 2
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
low:
69  fps      Compare
med.:
23  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Risen
Risen (2009)
low:
47  fps      Compare
med.:
20  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 (2009)
low:
27.5 38 44.5 44.8 48.1 ~ 41 fps      Compare
high:
20 21.4 21.7 21.8 22.3 ~ 21 fps      Compare
ultra:
8.4 9.4 9.7 9.9 ~ 9 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Need for Speed Shift (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009)
low:
27.4 42.9 43.6 45.1 ~ 40 fps      Compare
med.:
22.4 29.1 30 30.5 ~ 28 fps      Compare
high:
15.7 18 18.8 ~ 18 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
59  fps      Compare
ultra:
12  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
ArmA 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
low:
157  fps      Compare
med.:
53  fps      Compare
high:
17  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
90  fps      Compare
med.:
38  fps      Compare
high:
22  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
29.8  fps      Compare
med.:
16.9  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
78  fps      Compare
high:
47  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
low:
54.9  fps      Compare
high:
21.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead (2008)
low:
58  fps      Compare
ultra:
8.7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Racedriver: GRID (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Trackmania Nations Forever
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)
low:
89  fps      Compare
high:
75.5  fps      Compare
ultra:
47.3  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
112  fps      Compare
med.:
41  fps      Compare
high:
20  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
low:
21 27.8 ~ 24 fps      Compare
med.:
19.9  fps      Compare
high:
14.3 16.8 ~ 16 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
36.5  fps      Compare
med.:
16.4  fps      Compare
high:
11.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
40.2  fps      Compare
med.:
27.5  fps      Compare
high:
11.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
low:
102  fps      Compare
med.:
34  fps      Compare
high:
15  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
87.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R. (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. - more...
Quake 4
Quake 4 (2005)
low:
62  fps      Compare
high:
62  fps      Compare
ultra:
34  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
132  fps      Compare
med.:
104  fps      Compare
high:
23  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike Source (2004)
high:
88  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
109.9  fps      Compare
high:
104.4  fps      Compare
ultra:
29.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
366.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Apple Benchmarks

Apple published some performance figures of the new GeForce 320M compared to the older GeForce 9400M. According to this chart the 320M should be up to 80% faster than the old GPU in the MBP 13.

Performance gain of the new GeForce 320M in the MBP 13 compared to the old MBP 13 with 9400M.
Performance gain of the new GeForce 320M in the MBP 13 compared to the old MBP 13 with 9400M.

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card

Acer Aspire 5745PG-354G32Mn (Intel Core i3 370M, 15.6")
» Acer Aspire 5745PG-354G32Mn - External Review

Apple MacBook 2010-05 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 13.3")
» Review Apple MacBook 2010-05 Notebook - Review
» Apple MacBook 2010-05 - External Review

Apple MacBook Air 11 inch 2010-10 (Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400, 11.6")
» Review Apple MacBook Air 11 Inch 2010 Subnotebook - Review
» Apple Macbook Air 11 inch 2010-10 - External Review

Apple Macbook Air 13 inch 2010-10 (Intel Core 2 Duo SL9400, 13.3")
» Review Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch 2010 Subnotebook - Review
» Apple Macbook Air 13 inch 2010-10 - External Review

Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 13.3")
» Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 - External Review

Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04 2.66 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo P8800, 13.3")
» Review Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2010-04 2.66 GHz Notebook - Review

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» Benchmark List
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Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 6550D *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)