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NVIDIA GeForce 830M

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

The NVIDIA GeForce 830M is a (lower) mid-range, DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2014. It is one of the first cards based on Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture (GM108 chip), but is still manufactured in 28 nm. The 830M offers 256 shader units (not yet confirmed) clocked at 1029 MHz (+ Boost) as well as 2 GB of DDR3 memory (64 bit, 2000 MHz effective).

Architecture

Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. The 830M may feature a partially deactivated GM108 with just 2 out of 3 SMMs (256 shader cores, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, 64-bit interface). 

Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache. The larger size can process some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing performance.

Similar to GM107, the GM108 supports DirectX 11.2.

Performance

According to Nvidia, the GeForce 830M is about 25 percent faster than the old GT 730M. Practically, the advantage is a bit smaller and the performance similiar to the old GeForce GT 740M. Many games of 2013/2014 will run fluently in WXGA resolution (1366 x 768) and medium detail settings. However, very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require even lower resolutions and/or details.

Features

GM108 integrates the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API). Unfortunately, HDMI 2.0 is still not supported.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce 830M should be about 25 Watts or less. Therefore, the 830M is best suited for laptops 13 inches in size or larger. The 800M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 800M Series

GeForce 845M

128 Bit

GeForce 840M

 384 @ 1029 MHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 830M 256 @ 1029 - 1150 (Boost) MHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz

GeForce 825M

 384 @ 850 MHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz

GeForce 820M

 96 @ 775 MHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
CodenameN15?
ArchitectureMaxwell
Pipelines256 - unified
Core Speed *1029 - 1150 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed *1800 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology28 nm
FeaturesGPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience
Date of Announcement12.03.2014
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark (2013) - Fire Strike Standard Graphics 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 1403      avg: 1403 (8%)     median: 1403 (8%)     max: 1403 Points
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3DMark (2013) - Fire Strike Standard Score 1920x1080
0% 100%
min: 1210      avg: 1210 (9%)     median: 1210 (9%)     max: 1210 Points
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3DMark (2013) - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 8063      avg: 8063 (7%)     median: 8063 (7%)     max: 8063 Points
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3DMark (2013) - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 4817      avg: 4817 (18%)     median: 4817 (18%)     max: 4817 Points
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3DMark (2013) - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 63329      avg: 63329 (8%)     median: 63329 (8%)     max: 63329 Points
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
0% 100%
min: 1123      avg: 1123 (14%)     median: 1123 (14%)     max: 1123 Points
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room Scene, OpenCL GPUs-only
0% 100%
min: 332      avg: 332 (14%)     median: 332 (14%)     max: 332 Samples/s
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala Scene, OpenCL GPUs-only
0% 100%
min: 597      avg: 597 (13%)     median: 597 (13%)     max: 597 Samples/s
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 1949      avg: 1949 (9%)     median: 1949 (9%)     max: 1949 points
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
0% 100%
min: 1995      avg: 1995 (11%)     median: 1995 (11%)     max: 1995 points
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3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5957      avg: 5957 (12%)     median: 5957 (12%)     max: 5957 Points
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3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 6163      avg: 6163 (13%)     median: 6163 (13%)     max: 6163 Points
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3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 9170      avg: 9170 (24%)     median: 9170 (24%)     max: 9170 Points
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 13441      avg: 13441 (36%)     median: 13441 (36%)     max: 13441 Points
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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.

Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
142.1  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
60.5  fps      Compare
high 1920x1080
27.2  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Risen 3: Titan Lords
low 1024x768
50  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
28.1  fps      Compare
high 1920x1080
12.4  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
GRID: Autosport
low 1024x768
80.3  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
54.6  fps      Compare
high 1920x1080
26.5  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Watch Dogs
low 1024x768
18.8  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
14.9  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Wolfenstein: The New Order
low 1280x720
35.1  fps      Compare
med. 1280x720
32.3  fps      Compare
high 1920x1080
14.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
29.7  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
19.9  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
16.3  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag
low 1024x768
39  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
27.2  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
15.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
X-Plane 10.25
low 1024x768
54.6  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
27.4  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
14.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Need for Speed: Rivals
low 1024x768
30  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
30  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
25.9  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Battlefield 4
low 1024x768
54.3  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
36.8  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
25.6  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.5  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Batman: Arkham Origins
low 1024x768
87  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
52  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
24  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
71  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
63  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
60  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
34  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Total War: Rome II
low 1024x768
55  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
42.3  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
35  fps      Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Saints Row IV
low 1280x720
46.9  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
39.5  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
15.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
low 1024x768
45.7  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
39.7  fps      Compare
high 1366x768
26.9  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
low 1024x768
44.1  fps      Compare
med. 1366x768
39  fps      Compare