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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.

GeForce 300M Series

GeForce 320M 32 @ 0.45 GHz
GeForce 310M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 800 MHz
GeForce 315M compare 16 @ 0.61 GHz64 Bit @ 790 MHz
GeForce 305M compare 16 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
CodenameMCP89
ArchitectureGT2xx
Pipelines32 - unified
Core Speed450 MHz
Shader Speed950 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
technology40 nm
Date of Announcement01.04.2010

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 3824     avg: 4155     median: 4229.5 (6%)     max: 4335 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
- 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.

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.
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.
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.
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
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
157  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
53  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
17  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
90  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
38  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
22  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto

2008
low 800x600
29.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
16.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
78  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
47  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
low 640x480
54.9  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
21.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
low 800x600
58  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
8.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
89  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
75.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
47.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
low 800x600
112  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
41  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
low 1024x768
21 27.8 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
19.9  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
14.3 16.8 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
36.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
16.4  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
11.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
40.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
27.5  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
11.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
102  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
34  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
87.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4

Quake 4

2005
low 640x480
62  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
62  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
34  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
132  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
104  fps    + Compare
high 1280x1024
23  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
109.9  fps    + Compare
high 800x600
104.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
29.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops41287
Fifa 11130665729
Mafia 228.423.419.312
StarCraft 211026158
Metro 20332513
Battlefield: Bad Company 23621149
CoD Modern Warfare 26923
Risen4720
Resident Evil 541219
Colin McRae: DIRT 2402818
Anno 14045912
Sims 31575317
F.E.A.R. 2903822
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto29.816.9
Left 4 Dead7847
Far Cry 254.921.2
Crysis Warhead588.7
Trackmania Nations Forever8975.547.3
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare1124120
Supreme Commander - FA Bench2419.916
Crysis - GPU Benchmark36.516.411.5
Crysis - CPU Benchmark40.227.511.9
World in Conflict - Benchmark1023415
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark87.5
Quake 4626234
World of Warcraft13210423
Counter-Strike Source88
Doom 3109.9104.429.6
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo366.2
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Apple Benchmarks

Apple published some performance figures of the new GeForce 320M compared to the older GeForce 9400M. According to this chart the 320M should be up to 80% faster than the old GPU in the MBP 13.

Performance gain of the new GeForce 320M in the MBP 13 compared to the old MBP 13 with 9400M.
Performance gain of the new GeForce 320M in the MBP 13 compared to the old MBP 13 with 9400M.

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card

 

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Review Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2010-04 2.66 GHz Notebook

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Intel Core 2 Duo P8800 | NVIDIA GeForce 320M | 13.30" | 2 kg
 

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  External Review » Apple Macbook Air 11 inch 2010-10

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Apple MacBook 2010-05: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 13.30", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook 2010-05

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  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010-04

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