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NVIDIA GeForce 320M

The NVIDIA GeForce 320M is an integrated chipset graphics card for Core 2 Duo based laptops and successor of the GeForce 9400M. It does not feature dedicated graphics memory but uses the systems main memory instead (shared memory, in Mac OS X 256 MB from the main memory). Therefore, the performance is not as good as similar cards with dedicated graphics RAM. The mGPU is based on the GT216 core (as the GeForce GT 325M e.g.) and offers 32 shader cores. The similar called GeForce GT 320M is a dedicated graphics card and a bit faster than the Geforce 320M.

The gaming performance of the GeForce 320M should be compareable to a GeForce 310M and even better. Therefore, older and less demanding games should run in high details fluently. Modern and demanding games like Crysis or NFS Shift should only run in low detail settings.

The 320M also supports PureVideo HD (VP4) to decode HD videos with the GPU. Using CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute the shaders of the GPU can also be used for other calculations (like encoding videos).

The GeForce 320M is not similar to the GeForce GT 320M, which is based on a GeForce 9600M GT.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce 300M Series
GeForce 320M 32 @ 450 MHz
GeForce 310M (compare) 16 @ 606 / 625 MHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M (compare) 16 @ 606 MHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M (compare) 16 @ 525 MHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
CodenameMCP89
ArchitectureGT2xx
Pipelines32 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz
Shader Speed950 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement01.04.2010

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
min: 13694     avg: 16219     median: 16219 (17%)     max: 18744 Points
+ 2 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
10494 Points (5%)
+ 1 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
min: 6483     avg: 7168.3     median: 7357 (14%)     max: 7475 Points
+ 4 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
3DMark 06 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
6 points (86%)
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
min: 4     avg: 5.2     median: 5 (71%)     max: 5 points
+ 5 benchmarks and specifications   + Show comparison chart
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Call of Duty: Black Ops

2010
low 800x600
41  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
28  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
98 161 ~ 130 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
57 75 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
50 56 64 ~ 57 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26 28 33 ~ 29 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
28.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
23.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
19.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2

2010
low 1024x768
110  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
26  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
15  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Metro 2033

Metro 2033

2010
low 800x600
25  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
13  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

2010
low 1024x768
33 36 38 ~ 36 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21 21 22 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
14  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
CoD Modern Warfare 2

CoD Modern Warfare 2

2009
low 800x600
69  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Risen

Risen

2009
low 800x600
47  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
low 800x600
27.5 38 44.5 44.8 48.1 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
20 21.4 21.7 21.8 22.3 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.4 9.4 9.7 9.9 ~ 9 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
27.4 42.9 43.6 45.1 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
22.4 29.1 30 30.5 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
15.7 18 18.8 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
59  fps    + Compare
ultra 1280x1024
12  fps    + Compare