NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
The Nvidia GeForce GT 120M is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks and technically a slower clocked GeForce 130M GT with a lower current consumption. The performance should be on a level with the older 9600M GT. As the 9600M GT it features the PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.
In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the GT 120M 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.
As the 130M / 9600M GT, the GT 120M features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders.
The performance of the GT 120M should be somewhere near the 9600M GT. Therfore, high end games like GTA 4 and Crysis wont run in high settings, but less demanding games (like Lef 4 Dead) should run fluently in high settings.
PhysX is only supported when two GeForce GT 120M are used in SLI mode (one GPU dedicated for PhysX) as the alone 120M is not powerful enough to calculate both graphics and PhysX.
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the GT 120M is similar to the GeForce 9500GT or GT 120 (which also descend from the G96 core). Still the desktop cards should be a bit faster.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Series | GeForce GT 100M |
| Codename | N10P-GV1 |
| Pipelines | 32 - unified |
| Core Speed * | |
| Shader Speed * | 1150 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | |
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | |
| Shared Memory | no
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| DirectX | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 |
| Transistors | 314 Million |
| technology | 55 nm |
| Features | OpenGL 2.1, 7.1 Sound über HDMI (wenn vom Hersteller unterstützt), PCI-E 2.0, 600 MHz Speichertaktung bei GDDR2, 1066 MHz bei GDDR3, PureVideo HD Technologie (VP3), Hybrid SLI mit HybridPower (mit aktuellen nVidia Chipsätzen), PhysX (als zweite Grafikkarte im SLI Verbund), HDMI bis 1920x1200, Displayport theoretisch (wenn vom NB Hersteller unterstützt) bis 2560x1600 |
| Notebook Size | medium sized |
| Date of Announcement | 11.02.2009 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | |
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.
benchmarks
3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 22385, avg: 22385, max: 22385 Points ... More Details
| K70IO | T6600 | 4096 MB | 500 / 500MHz | 1024MB DDR2 ForceWare 179.84 | 22385 |
3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 14290, avg: 14291, max: 14291 Points ... More Details
| P8600 | 4096 MB | | | 14290 |
| K70IO | T6600 | 4096 MB | 500 / 500MHz | 1024MB DDR2 ForceWare 179.84 | 14291 |
3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 9472, avg: 9472, max: 9472 Points ... More Details
| K70IO | T6600 | 4096 MB | 500 / 500MHz | 1024MB DDR2 ForceWare 179.84 | 9472 |
3DMark 06:
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min: 5200, avg: 5285, max: 5431 Points ... More Details
| P8600 | 4096 MB | | | 5200 |
| T9800 | | | | 5431 |
| Standard 1280x768 |
| K70IO (Standard 1280x768) | T6600 | 4096 MB | 500 / 500MHz | 1024MB DDR2 ForceWare 179.84 | 5225 |
Cinebench R10: - Shading
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min: 4267, avg: 4267, max: 4267 Points ... More Details
| K70IO | T6600 | 4096 MB | 500 / 500MHz | 1024MB DDR2 ForceWare 179.84 | 4267 |
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Based on 8 benchmarks
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.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) - Approximation!
4+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
9+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
15+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
28+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
CoD Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - Approximation!
16+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
20+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
81+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
Risen (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. -
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Risen (2009) - Approximation!
6+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
11+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
17+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
30+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
Need for Speed Shift (2009) - Approximation!
12+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
18+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
30+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
Colin McRae: DIRT 2 (2009) - Approximation!
26+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
41+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
Anno 1404 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. -
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Anno 1404 (2009) - Approximation!
10+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
75+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
Sims 3 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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Sims 3 (2009) - Approximation!
39+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
52+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
151+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings med.. -
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F.E.A.R. 2 (2009) - Approximation!
9+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
25+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
39+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
80+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008) - Approximation!
21+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Left 4 Dead (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. -
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Left 4 Dead (2008) - Approximation!
44+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
60+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
Far Cry 2 (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. -
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Far Cry 2 (2008) - Approximation!
22+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
67+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 5470)
Crysis Warhead (2008) - Approximation!
9+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
47+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
Racedriver: GRID (2008) - Approximation!
18+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
31+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
63+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008) - Approximation!
18+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
31+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
63+ fps (Mobility Radeon X1900)
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007) - Approximation!
27+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
39+ fps (GeForce 9600M GS)
89+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007) - Approximation!
15+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
19+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
34+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!
10+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4550)
15+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
22+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
40+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!
10+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4550)
15+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
22+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
40+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!
15+ fps (GeForce 9500M GS)
29+ fps (GeForce 9500M GS)
89+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
Command and Conquer III (2007) - Approximation!
20+ fps (GeForce 8600M GS)
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006) - Approximation!
13+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006) - Approximation!
40+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005) - Approximation!
105+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
F.E.A.R. (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. -
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F.E.A.R. (2005) - Approximation!
27+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
31+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
307+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Quake 4 (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. -
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Quake 4 (2005) - Approximation!
51+ fps (GeForce G 210M)
97+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)
125+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)
127+ fps (GeForce Go 7600)
World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!
13+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
53+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
172+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
Counter-Strike Source (2004) - Approximation!
140+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4570)
30+ fps (Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100)
Doom 3 (2004): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. -
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Doom 3 (2004) - Approximation!
72+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
104+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
122+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
118+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!
503+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 3670)
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
The following benchmarks were conducted on a Asus F50SV-A2 with a GT 120M and a P8600 CPU.
Call of Duty 5: 1366x768, max, 2xAA: 20-25 fps -> barely playable
Left 4 Dead: 1366x768, max, 2xAA: 28-30 fps -> playable
Source: NBR Test
