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NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

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.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 9300M Series

GeForce 9300M G 16@400MHz

GeForce 9300M GS 8@550MHz

CodenameNB9M-GS
Pipelines8 - unified
Core Speed *550 MHz
Shader Speed *1400 MHz
Memory Speed *700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption13 Watt
technology65 nm
Notebook Sizesmall and light
Date of Announcement04.06.2008
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_930...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 12674     avg: 13794 (31%)     max: 15634 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5288     avg: 5805 (10%)     max: 6511 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 3198     avg: 3435 (14%)     max: 3896 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 1465     avg: 1899 (10%)     max: 2227 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2380     avg: 2511 (20%)     max: 2641 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 3.6     avg: 4 (59%)     max: 4.4 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 4.8     avg: 5 (73%)     max: 5.1 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
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min: 2200     avg: 2607 (33%)     max: 2921 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 267     avg: 267 (2%)     max: 267 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 204     avg: 204 (2%)     max: 204 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.

Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 (2008)
low:
33  fps      Compare
high:
7  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Crysis Warhead
Crysis Warhead (2008)
low:
22  fps      Compare
ultra:
2  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
high:
6  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
28.8  fps      Compare
high:
5  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
25.9  fps      Compare
med.:
9.1  fps      Compare
high:
4.8  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
12  fps      Compare
high:
6  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
high:
20  fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops not playable.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
56  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4 (2005): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
261 268 296 333 ~ 290 fps      Compare
med.:
29 58 59 68 ~ 54 fps      Compare
high:
17 17 17 23 ~ 19 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
World of Warcraft (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
109.9 112.2 ~ 111 fps      Compare
med.:
112.2 113.1 ~ 113 fps      Compare
high:
80.3 80.9 ~ 81 fps      Compare
ultra:
51.5 53.6 ~ 53 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
208.9 211.8 <