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.

benchmarks

3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 13928, avg: 14517, max: 15106 Punkte ... More Details

3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 5348, avg: 5905, max: 6462 Punkte ... More Details

3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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      min: 3299, avg: 3576, max: 3853 Punkte ... More Details

3DMark 06:
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      min: 1400, avg: 1756, max: 2191 Punkte ... More Details

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo: - highest 1024x768
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      min: 214.7, avg: 215, max: 214.7 fps ... More Details

F.E.A.R.: - GPU min, CPU min 640x480
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      min: 296, avg: 315, max: 333 fps ... More Details

F.E.A.R.: - GPU medium, CPU medium 800x600
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      min: 58, avg: 63, max: 68 fps ... More Details

F.E.A.R.: - GPU: max, CPU: max 1024x768
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      min: 17, avg: 20, max: 23 fps ... More Details

Doom 3: - Low 640x480
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      min: 109.9, avg: 110, max: 109.9 fps ... More Details

Doom 3: - Medium 800x600
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      min: 112.2, avg: 112, max: 112.2 fps ... More Details

Doom 3: - High 800x600
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      min: 80.3, avg: 80, max: 80.3 fps ... More Details

Doom 3: - Ultra 1024x768
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      min: 51.5, avg: 52, max: 51.5 fps ... More Details

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Based on 21 benchmarks

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS graphics card

Lenovo Thinkpad SL400 2743-22U (Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 14.1")
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HP TouchSmart IQ506 ( , 22.0")
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