NVIDIA GeForce G 105M

NVIDIA GeForce G 105M

The Nvidia GeForce G105M is a higher clocked GeForce 9300M G and therefore a DirectX 10 capable graphics adapter for small and thin notebooks.

Compared to the 9300M G, the GeForce G 105M features only 8. To overcome this downside, it features a higher clockspeed. 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 / 9400M integrated graphics, the G 105M 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 G 105M in SLI mode to achieve better frame rates.

As the 8400M G, the 105M G 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).

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 G 100M Series

GeForce G 110M 16@400MHz

GeForce G 107M 16@MHz

GeForce G 105M 8@640MHz

GeForce G 103M 8@640MHz

GeForce G 102M 16@450MHz

CodenameN10M-GE1
Pipelines8 - unified
Core Speed *640 MHz
Shader Speed *1600 MHz
Memory Speed *700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption14 Watt
technology65 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, GeForce Boost, kein PhysX Support, Unterstützte Auflösungen (wenn vom NB Hersteller unterstützt): HDMI: 1920x1200, DisplayPort: 2560x1600, VGA/LCD: 2048x1536, PCI-E 2.0, 7.1 Sound over HDMI (wenn vom Hersteller unterstützt), 23x23mm Package
Notebook Sizesmall and light
Date of Announcement08.01.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/product_gef...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 10430     avg: 13678.4 (22%)     max: 16121 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 5010     avg: 6625.6 (6%)     max: 8146 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 3243     avg: 4214.4 (13%)     max: 5459 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 1447     avg: 2409 (9%)     max: 3089 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 2423     avg: 2739.3 (13%)     max: 3063 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 3.4     avg: 3.4 (50%)     max: 3.4 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 4.7     avg: 4.7 (69%)     max: 4.7 Points
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 1110     avg: 2330.2 (22%)     max: 2976 Points
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 788     avg: 788 (3%)     max: 788 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 646     avg: 646 (2%)     max: 646 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 6.73     avg: 6.7 (14%)     max: 6.73 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5.65     avg: 5.7 (12%)     max: 5.65 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 6.44     avg: 6.4 (14%)     max: 6.44 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 17.43     avg: 17.4 (9%)     max: 17.43 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 7.38     avg: 7.4 (14%)     max: 7.38 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 6.61     avg: 6.6 (10%)     max: 6.61 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1.72     avg: 1.7 (4%)     max: 1.72 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1.98     avg: 2 (4%)     max: 1.98 fps
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
0% 100%
min: 3.9     avg: 4.2 (53%)     max: 4.7 points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
0% 100%
min: 5.4     avg: 5.5 (69%)     max: 5.5 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.

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
26 36.5 ~ 31 fps      Compare
ultra:
4.2  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Sims 3
Sims 3 (2009)
low:
97.8 109.9 ~ 104 fps      Compare
med.:
23.5 25.8 ~ 25 fps      Compare
high:
13.2  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
39.3 46.6 ~ 43 fps      Compare
med.:
12 19.2 ~ 16 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
24.4 28.2 ~ 26 fps      Compare
med.:
10.9 13.8 ~ 12 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
23.5 33.5 ~ 29 fps      Compare
med.:
10.7 15.1 ~ 13 fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
med.:
14  fps      Compare
high:
7  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
341  fps      Compare
med.:
76  fps      Compare
high:
27  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
50.9 147 ~ 99 fps      Compare
med.:
24.7 39.4 ~ 32 fps      Compare
high:
29.3  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Counter-Strike Source (2004): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
238.4  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Game Performance

The following values are based on the 9300M GS card with 256MB GDDR2 and a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo. The GeForce G105M is basically just a higher clocked 9300M GS and therefore these gaming performance figures should also be valid for the G 105M (the 105M should be slightly faster).

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

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce G 105M graphics card

Acer Aspire 4937G (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 14.0")
» Acer Aspire 4937G - External Review

Acer Aspire 5738G (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.6")
» Acer Aspire 5738G - External Review

Acer Aspire 5738ZG (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.6")
» Acer Aspire 5738ZG - External Review

Asus U50VG (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.6")
» Asus U50VG - External Review

Asus U50VG-XX057C (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.6")
» Review Asus U50Vg Notebook - Review

Asus UX50V (Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500, 15.6")
» Review Asus UX50V Notebook - Review
» Asus UX50V - External Review

Dell Inspiron 13z (Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.3")
» Review Dell Inspiron 13z Notebook - Review
» Dell Inspiron 13z - External Review

Gateway ID5805g (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 15.6")
» Gateway ID5805g - External Review

HP Pavilion dm3-1030eg (Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dm3-1030eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dm3-1035tx (Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dm3-1035tx - External Review

HP Pavilion dv3-2050ea (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dv3-2050ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv3-2055ea (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dv3-2055ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv3-2210eg (Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 13.3")
» Review HP dv3-2210eg Notebook - Review
» HP Pavilion dv3-2210eg - External Review

HP Pavilion dv3-2230ea (Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dv3-2230ea - External Review

HP Pavilion dv3-2299eo (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, 13.3")
» HP Pavilion dv3-2299eo - External Review

HP Pavilion dv6-2173cl (Intel Core i3 350M, 15.6")
» HP Pavilion dv6-2173cl - External Review

HP Pavilion dv7-3183cl (Intel Core i5 430M, 17.3")
» HP Pavilion dv7-3183cl - External Review

Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 16.0")
» Lenovo IdeaPad Y650 - External Review

Medion P6613 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 16.0")
» Medion P6613 - External Review

Mesh Edge17 HD Pro R (Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 17.0")
» Mesh Computers Edge17 HD Pro R - External Review

Nexoc E630 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.6")
» Nexoc E630 - External Review

Novatech X15 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 15.4")
» Novatech X15 - External Review

Novatech X16 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.6")
» Novatech X16 - External Review

Packard Bell EasyNote TJ65 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, 15.6")
» Review Packard Bell EasyNote TJ65 Notebook - Review
» Packard Bell EasyNote TJ65 - External Review

Packard Bell EasyNote TR85 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.6")
» Packard Bell EasyNote TR85 - External Review

Samsung Q320 (Intel Core 2 Duo P7450, 13.4")
» Review Samsung Q320 - Review

Samsung Q320-Aura P8700 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8700, 13.4")
» Samsung Q320-Aura P8700 - External Review

Samsung R470 (Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 14.0")
» Samsung R470 - External Review

Zoostorm 83-5200 (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 15.4")
» Zoostorm 83-5200 - External Review

Zoostorm 84-5200 (Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 15.4")
» Zoostorm 84-5200 - External Review

» Comparison of GPUs
Detailled list of all laptop GPUs with a short description. Classified and sorted by performance.

» Benchmark List
Sortable and restrainable list of all GPUs with benchmarks (e.g. 3DMarks).

» Notebook Gaming List
Which game can be played with my graphics card.

Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
GeForce GTX 470
Radeon HD 5850
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Radeon HD 5670
Class 2
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
7590M *
Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 6550D *
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 3
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
SGX543MP2 *
Mali-400 MP *
PowerVR SGX540 *
PowerVR SGX535
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-01-25)