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NVIDIA GeForce 410M

NVIDIA GeForce 410M

The NVIDIA GeForce 410M is an entry level dedicated laptop graphics card. It is based on the GF119 core, which is related to the Fermi architecture. Compared to the GT 520M that is based on the same chip, the 410M is slower clocked. Both support DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.0.

Performance

The rendering power of the GeForce 410M is similar to the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000. However, due to better driver support and the dedicated memory, some games (like Dirt3 and Fifa 11) did run faster in our tests - see benchmarks below.

Features

Like the 500M series, the GeForce 410M supports Bitstream HD Audio (Blu-Ray) output via HDMI. That means the card is able to transfer Dolby True HD and DTS-HD bitstream-wise without quality loss to a HiFi receiver.

The 410M offers the PureVideo HD technology for video decoding. The included Video Processor 4 (VP4) supports feature set C and therefore the GPU is able to fully decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 ASP - e.g., DivX or Xvid), VC-1/WMV9, and H.264 (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation, and Deblocking).

Furthermore, the GPU is able to decode two 1080p streams simultaneously (e.g. for Blu-Ray Picture-in-Picture).

Through CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 2.1 support, the GeForce GT 410M can be of help in general calculations. Furthermore, physics calculations can be theoretically done by the GPU using PhysX (e.g. supported by Mafia 2 or Metro 2033) but the performance wont be sufficient for this.

With rumored 15 Watt TDP, the 410M is also suited for small laptops. However, the integrated Intel HD 3000 needs less power.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 400M Series

GeForce 410M 48@575MHz

GeForce 405M 16@606MHz

CodenameN12M-GS
ArchitectureFermi
Pipelines48 - unified
Core Speed *575 MHz
Shader Speed *1150 MHz
Memory Speed *800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Current Consumption15 Watt
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement06.01.2011
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 463     avg: 473 (5%)     max: 482 points
3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 408     avg: 415.3 (4%)     max: 423 points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1868     avg: 1922.5 (5%)     max: 1977 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1473     avg: 1507.3 (4%)     max: 1574 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 3983     avg: 4297 (15%)     max: 4615 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 7538     avg: 7605 (21%)     max: 7659 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 10029     avg: 10054.3 (7%)     max: 10067 Points
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 20641     avg: 20641 (34%)     max: 20641 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 4265     avg: 4592.7 (18%)     max: 5120 Points
SPECviewperf 11 - Catia 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 2.52     avg: 2.6 (4%)     max: 2.69 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Ensight 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 5.08     avg: 5.1 (9%)     max: 5.13 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Lightwave 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 6.96     avg: 7.5 (9%)     max: 8.06 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Maya 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 2.33     avg: 3.9 (3%)     max: 5.39 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Pro/ENGINEER 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 0.81     avg: 0.9 (5%)     max: 0.96 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - SolidWorks 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 4.15     avg: 4.7 (7%)     max: 5.34 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Tcvis 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 0.68     avg: 0.7 (1%)     max: 0.73 fps
SPECviewperf 11 - Siemens NX 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 1.84     avg: 2.2 (3%)     max: 2.54 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 9.87     avg: 9.9 (20%)     max: 9.87 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 9.92     avg: 9.9 (21%)     max: 9.92 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 10.67     avg: 10.7 (23%)     max: 10.67 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 16.91     avg: 16.9 (9%)     max: 16.91 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 10.88     avg: 10.9 (21%)     max: 10.88 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 9.06     avg: 9.1 (13%)     max: 9.06 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1.42     avg: 1.4 (4%)     max: 1.42 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1.03     avg: 1 (2%)     max: 1.03 fps
Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
0% 100%
min: 12.41     avg: 12.5 (14%)     max: 12.61 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 2.25     avg: 2960.5 (27%)     max: 4244 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 5     avg: 5.1 (64%)     max: 5.1 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 6.3     avg: 6.3 (80%)     max: 6.3 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.

Anno 2070
Anno 2070 (2011)
low:
36.3  fps      Compare
med.:
14.7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Fifa 12
Fifa 12 (2011)
low:
157  fps      Compare
med.:
85  fps      Compare
high:
58  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F1 2011
F1 2011 (2011)
low:
66  fps      Compare
med.:
35  fps      Compare
high:
19  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Deus Ex Human Revolution
low:
43 44.5 ~ 44 fps      Compare
high:
17 17.6 ~ 17 fps      Compare
ultra:
8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 (2011)
low:
54 69.7 ~ 62 fps      Compare
med.:
27.9 48 ~ 38 fps      Compare
high:
18.6 26 ~ 22 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Fifa 11
Fifa 11 (2010)
low:
187.8 190 ~ 189 fps      Compare
med.:
93 96 ~ 95 fps      Compare
high:
64.4 66 ~ 65 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:
32.3  fps      Compare
med.:
23  fps      Compare
high:
20  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
StarCraft 2
StarCraft 2 (2010)
low:
101  fps      Compare
med.:
19  fps      Compare
high:
15  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:
19.7 26 ~ 23 fps      Compare
med.:
14.5 15.8 ~ 15 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...
Risen
Risen (2009)
low:
43  fps      Compare
med.:
17.9  fps      Compare