NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
The Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS is a DirectX 10 capable graphics adapter for small and thin notebooks.
Compared to the old 8400M series or the 9300M G, the 9300M GS features only 8 unified shaders and is produced in 65nm. Furthermore, it integrates the new VP3 video processor (8400M, 9300M G had VP2) with more video features and better hd-video decoding support.
In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9300M GS supports Hybrid-SLI (HybridPower and GeForceBoost). HybridPower is a technique to choose between the integrated and dedicated graphics core, if performance or battery runtime is needed. This works only in Windows Vista. Up to now the user has to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later Nvidia wants to switch automatically in the drivers. GeForceBoost uses the integrated graphics core of the 9100M G and the dedicated of the 9300M in SLI mode to achieve better frame rates.
As the 8400M G, the 9300M GS features 8 stream processors that do the work of the former dedicated pixel- and vertex-shaders. The unified shaders of Nvidia are 1-dimensional (AMD has 5-dimensional shaders which leads to the higher number of shaders).
Compared to the old 8400M G, the 9300M GS has a higher core speed and is therefore faster. Modern DirectX 10 games will run only in low details and resolutions. Older DirectX 9 games, like HalfLife 2 or Far Cry run fluently in medium to high details.
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the upcoming 9300 GE / GS should be similar, as it will also stem from the G98 core. Still the desktop counterparts are usually higher clocked and therefore faster.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce 9000M |
| Codename | NB9M-GS |
| Pipelines | 8 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 550 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1400 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 700 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 256 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Current Consumption | 13 Watt |
| technology | 65 nm |
| Notebook Size | small and light |
| Date of Announcement | 04.06.2008 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_930... |
benchmarks
3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 12674, avg: 13794, max: 15634 Points ... More Details
3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 5288, avg: 5805, max: 6511 Points ... More Details
3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 3198, avg: 3435, max: 3896 Points ... More Details
3DMark 06:
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min: 1465, avg: 1899, max: 2227 Points ... More Details
Cinebench R10: - Shading
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min: 2200, avg: 2607, max: 2921 Points ... More Details
3DMark Vantage: - P Result 1280x1024
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min: 267, avg: 267, max: 267 Points ... More Details
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card - Average benchmark values for this graphics cardBased on 38 benchmarks
| 3DMark 05 in comparison | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 (min) | 137 | |
| ... | ||
| NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M | 3290 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M | 3372 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) | 3394 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS | 3435 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS | 3495 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT | 3587 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M | 3587 | |
| ... | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI (max) | 19268 | |
Game Benchmarks
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Game Performance
The following values are based on the 9300M GS card with 256MB GDDR2 and a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo and should give a good impression on the gaming performance of the card.
Supreme Commander: 1024x768, low: 15-30 fps - > playable (Skirmish 1vs1)
Fifa 2009: 1024x768, high: 10-40 fps -> playable, replays stutter
Spore: 1024x768, med -> playable
Crysis Warhead: 800x600, low: 33 fps -> playable
World in Conflict: 800x600, low: 66 fps -> smooth playable (Benchmark, game also playable in higher settings)
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast: 1024x768, high: 60 fps -> smooth playable
Far Cry 2: 640x480, low: 20 fps -> barely playable
Coral Reef HD 1080p video: 22% CPU -> stutter free playback
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