GeForce 9300M GS DDR2 vs RTX 3060 Ti
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 76 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 25 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 52.77 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | G98 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 December 2020 (5 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4864 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 1410 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1665 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 253.1 | 2.320 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.2 TFLOPS | 0.0232 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 80 | 4 |
| TMUs | 152 | 4 |
| Tensor Cores | 152 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 38 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 4.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 16 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | MXM-I |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2020 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 13 Watt |
RTX 3060 Ti has an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 713% more advanced lithography process.
9300M GS DDR2, on the other hand, has 1438% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce 9300M GS DDR2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 9300M GS DDR2 is a notebook one.
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