NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
The Nvidia GeForce 9700M GTS is a graphics adapter for laptops and based on the G94 core and features 48 shader processors (in difference to the 9700M GT which is based on the G96 with 32 shaders).
Because of the additional shaders, the 9700M GTS is faster than the GT (altough the slower core clock). Therefore, DirectX 10 games of 2008 should all be playable in medium to high details.
As all cards with DirectX 10 capabilities, the GeForce 9700M GTS renders the 3D images using "Unified Shaders". There don't exist any more dedicated pixel- and vertex shaders but 48 so called stream processors make the graphic work (which has been done by pixel and vertex shaders in former days). Furthermore, the shader units are higher clocked than the chip.
An advantage of the GeForce 9000 series is the integrated PureVideo HD video processor. It is able to help with the decoding of H.264-, VC-1-, MPEG2- and WMV9 video material in HD quality and eases the CPU.
In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the 9700M GTS supports Hybrid-SLI (only HybridPower). 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 is not supported with this card, as there would be no performance gain to combine the integrated GPU with the 9700M GTS.
Currently there is no desktop graphics adapter that is technically compareable with the 9700M GTS. Performance-wise the card should lie somewhere between the desktop 9500 and 9600 series.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce 9000M |
| Codename | NB9E-GTS |
| Pipelines | 48 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 530 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 1325 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 800 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Current Consumption | 60 Watt |
| Transistors | 504 Million |
| technology | 65 nm |
| Features | PureVideo HD, HybridPower, CUDA, PhysX ready |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 15.07.2008 |
| Information | MXM 3 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_970... |
benchmarks
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min: 7930, avg: 7930, max: 7930 Points ... More Details
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card - Average benchmark values for this graphics cardBased on 1 benchmarks
| 3DMark 06in comparison | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 (min) | 57 | |
| ... | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI | 6832 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI | 6982 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS | 7636 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS | 7930 | |
| NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M | 8023 | |
| NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI | 8211 | |
| ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 | 8600 | |
| ... | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT SLI (max) | 14000 | |
Gaming Performance
These benchmarks were conducted with high end notebooks (quad-core desktop CPU). Therefore, the performance with slower laptops may decrease.
Crysis: 1280x1024, very high: 20 fps -> not playable (in medium-high playable)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars: 1600x1200: 73 fps -> fluently playable
Half Life 2 - Episode 2: 1600x1200: 64 fps -> fluently playable
Supreme Commander: 1600x1200: 52 fps -> fluently playable
World in Conflict: 1280x1024: 29 fps -> playable
- GeForce 9M Serie im Vergleich (Daten von Nvidia mit Desktop Q6600 CPU)
Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS graphics card
Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, 17.0")
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