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NVIDIA GeForce 310M vs NVIDIA GeForce 305M

NVIDIA GeForce 310M

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The Nvidia GeForce 310M is an entry level laptop graphics card and the successor of the G 210M and therefore based on the same GT218 core with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz). However, there are also newer versions that are clocked at 606 MHz and therefore slightly slower. Nvidia states that the raw performance is 73 Gigaflops compared to the 72 Gigaflops of the G210M. Therefore, the 310M is an entry level dedicated graphics card for small laptops.

The performance of the 310M is similar to the GeForce G 210M and therefore located in the entry level class. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.

The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 210M (as it should be based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.

As the 310M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).

The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture. Therefore, the shaders have been reworked compared to the old GeForce G110M for an improved performance and battery runtime.

NVIDIA GeForce 305M

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The Nvidia GeForce 305M or G 305M is a laptop graphics card for entry level (small sized) notebooks. It has a similar computing power as the GeForce 9400M (ION) integrated chipset but features dedicated graphics memory (up to 512 MB connected with a 64 Bit memory interface). The core of the card is based on the GT218 architecture and supports hardware DirectX 10.1 effects.

The card supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card (like Blu-Ray movies). PhysX is not really supported by the card, because of the lacking performance. 

The gaming performance should be only a bit better than the 9400M G and therefore only suited for non demanding games or games in low resolution and detail settings. It is compareable to the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350. Therefore, gamers wont be happy with the GeForce 305M.

NVIDIA GeForce 310MNVIDIA GeForce 305M
GeForce 300M Series
GeForce 320M compare 32 @ 0.45 GHz
GeForce 310M 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M 16 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
GeForce 320M compare 32 @ 0.45 GHz
GeForce 310M 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M 16 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
CodenameN11M-GE1n11m-lp1
ArchitectureGT2xxGT2xx
Pipelines16 - unified16 - unified
Core Speed606 / 625 MHz525 MHz
Shader Speed1212 / 1530 MHz1150 MHz
Memory Speed800 MHz700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3, DDR3GDDR2, GDDR3, DDR2, DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory512 MB512 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Transistors260 Million
technology40 nm40 nm
FeaturesDirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, HybridPowerDirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, HybridPower
Date of Announcement10.01.2010 10.01.2010
Information73 Gigaflops55 Gigaflops
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 1012     avg: 1106     median: 1123 (0%)     max: 1177 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 787     avg: 868     median: 882 (1%)     max: 920 Points
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 9678     avg: 16667     median: 15456.5 (16%)     max: 23157 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 8643     avg: 9628     median: 9403 (5%)     max: 10702 Points
8555 Points (4%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 5909     avg: 6662     median: 6706 (7%)     max: 7207 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark 06
min: 3400     avg: 3708     median: 3768.5 (5%)     max: 3895 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA GeForce 305M
3101 Points (4%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark 06
min: 2907     avg: 3184     median: 3206 (4%)     max: 3622 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark 06
min: 3212     avg: 3465     median: 3469 (5%)     max: 3746 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
3DMark 06
3826 Points (5%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
7 fps (1%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
3.4 fps (2%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
1 fps (1%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
6.5 fps (5%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
1.1 fps (1%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
5.1 fps (4%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
8 fps (9%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
6.5 fps (3%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
3.3 fps (2%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 5.2     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (72%)     max: 6.1 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 3.3     avg: 4.4     median: 4.6 (58%)     max: 5 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 967     avg: 3019     median: 3175 (2%)     max: 4428 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 310M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 7.46     avg: 8.1     median: 8.2 (3%)     max: 8.6 fps

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 310M → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 305M → 87% n=2

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
31.6  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
22.1  fps
high 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
20  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
158  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
71.5  fps
high 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
53.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
55 67.1 77 102.5 109.7 ~ 82 fps
med. 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
15 18 19.1 19.2 26 ~ 19 fps
high 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
10 12.1 12.6 12.7 ~ 12 fps
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
48.3  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
14.6  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
25.9 25.9 31.2 ~ 28 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
14.3 14.8 14.8 ~ 15 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
8.9 8.9 9.8 ~ 9 fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
high 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
22  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
22.4 23.8 ~ 23 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
13.7 15.7 ~ 15 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
8.3 12.1 ~ 10 fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
24.8 25.2 29 ~ 26 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.4 17.7 25 ~ 20 fps
high 1360x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
12.5 12.5 ~ 13 fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
52 89.4 ~ 71 fps
ultra 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 310M:
10.6 10.8 ~ 11 fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
78.1  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
33  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 310M:
17.3  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
100%
GeForce 310M:
60.1  fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
40.5 44.2 ~ 42 fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
100%
GeForce 310M:
58.8 62 ~ 60 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
19.9 20.3 ~ 20 fps
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
48  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
6  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
38.7 40.4 ~ 40 fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
29.3 31.1 ~ 30 fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
100%
GeForce 310M:
82  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
28 29 ~ 29 fps
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
16 16 ~ 16 fps
Call of Juarez Benchmark

Call of Juarez Benchmark

2006
high 1024x768
100%
GeForce 310M:
7.7 8.3 ~ 8 fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 310M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA GeForce 310Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops31.622.120
Fifa 1115871.553.4
StarCraft 2821912
CoD Modern Warfare 248.317.714.6
Risen28159
Resident Evil 522
Need for Speed Shift231510
Colin McRae: DIRT 2262013
Anno 14047111
Sims 378.13317.27
Left 4 Dead60.142
Far Cry 26020
Crysis Warhead486
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare4030
World in Conflict - Benchmark822916
Call of Juarez Benchmark8
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