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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M is a high-end laptop graphics card introduced in March 2012. It is based on the GF114 Fermi core and is essentially a GeForce GTX 570M with higher core clock rates. Therefore, it is still manufactured in 40nm at TSMC.

GF114 architecture

The GF114 core is a power-optimized version of the GF104 used in the GTX 470M, but with no major architectural changes. Therefore, the performance per MHz stays the same, even though Nvidia was able to clock the shaders higher while still remaining in the same power scale. The GTX 670M offers 336 cores of the 384 in the GF114. More informations on the similar GF104 architecture can be found on the GeForce GTX 485M page.

Performance

Due to the higher clock speed, the GeForce GTX 670M is slightly faster than the old GTX 570M. Since the GPU is a high-end card, the performance is similar to the AMD Radeon HD 6970M. Compared to the GTX 500M cards, the GTX 670M is positioned nearer to the GTX 560M (-15%) than the GTX 580M (+35%). Current games as of 2012 should therefore run fluently in Full HD resolution and high details. Only a few very demanding games, such as Metro 2033 or Crysis 2, may need reduced graphical settings for smoother gameplay.

Features

Similar to the older GF104 chip, the GF114 supports Blu-Ray Bitstream HD Audio output via HDMI. This means it can transfer, for example, Dolby True HD or DTS-HD bitstream-wise without quality loss to a HiFi receiver.

The GTX 670M offers PureVideo HD technology for video decoding. The included Video Processor 4 (VP4) supports feature set C and is able to fully decode MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2 (MPEG-4 ASP - e.g., DivX or Xvid), VC-1/WMV9, and H.264 (VLD, IDCT, Motion Compensation, and Deblocking). 

Furthermore, the GPU is able to decode two 1080p streams simultaneously (e.g., Blu-Ray Picture-in-Picture).

Through CUDA, OpenCL, and DirectCompute 2.1 support, the GeForce GTX 670M can be used for general calculations. For example, the stream processor can encode videos considerably faster than can many modern CPUs. Additionally, physics calculations can be done by the GPU using PhysX if supported (e.g., in Mafia 2 or Metro 2033).

3D Vision enables the laptop to send 3D content (3D games, 3D Web Streaming, 3D photos, 3D Blu-Rays) to a built-in 3D-enabled screen or an external 3D TV if supported by the laptop manufacturer.

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 670M is in the same ballpark as the old GTX 470M, which is rumored to be about 75 Watt (TDP including the MXM board and memory). If not under load, the chip is clocked at 50/100 MHz (chip/shader) and 200/400 MHz in 2D and 3D mode, respectively, for power-saving purposes. The 500M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between the Intel integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU. Whether or not a laptop includes this feature is dependent on the manufacturer.

GeForce GTX 600M Series

GeForce GTX 680M SLI compare 2688 @ 0.72 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 680MX compare 1536 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 675M SLI compare 768 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 680M compare 1344 @ 0.72 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 670MX SLI compare 1920 @ 0.6 GHz2x 192 Bit @ 2800 MHz
GeForce GTX 675MX compare 960 @ 0.6 GHz256 Bit @ 3600 MHz
GeForce GTX 675M compare 384 @ 0.62 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 670MX compare 960 @ 0.6 GHz192 Bit @ 2800 MHz
GeForce GTX 670M 336 @ 0.6 GHz192 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 660M compare 384 @ 0.84 GHz128 Bit @ 4000 MHz
CodenameN13E-GS1-LP
ArchitectureFermi
Pipelines336 - unified
Core Speed598 MHz
Shader Speed1196 MHz
Memory Speed3000 MHz
Memory Bus Width192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory3 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Transistor Count2 Billion
technology40 nm
FeaturesOptimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV Play
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement22.03.2012

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
6.9 pt (7%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 2970     avg: 3023     median: 2989 (4%)     max: 3114 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 2684     avg: 2729     median: 2698 (2%)     max: 2820 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 11884     avg: 12591     median: 12670 (4%)     max: 12928 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 10396     avg: 11019     median: 11021 (6%)     max: 11407 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 49522     avg: 49946     median: 49937.5 (26%)     max: 50388 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 26908     avg: 27458     median: 27233 (30%)     max: 28830 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 17170     avg: 19340     median: 19451.5 (27%)     max: 20458 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 30.3     avg: 37.8     median: 38.9 (7%)     max: 40.3 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 7.2     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (92%)     max: 7.4 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 7.2     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (92%)     max: 7.4 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 5467     avg: 6124     median: 6283 (4%)     max: 6356 points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 42.32     avg: 45.6     median: 45 (16%)     max: 48.87 fps
- 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.

Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
107  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
79.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
39.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
40.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
174  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
128.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
94.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
80.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
63.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
32.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
151.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
88.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
76.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
253.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
112.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
91.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
34.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
60.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
184.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
96.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
61.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
79.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
43.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
251.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
142.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
106.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
59.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
81.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
68.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.9  fps    + Compare