GeForce RTX 2070 vs 305M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 305M with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2070 outperforms 305M by a whopping 10572% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1330 | 129 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 26.39 |
| Power efficiency | 1.98 | 16.87 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | TU106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 17 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 525 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.200 | 233.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0368 TFLOPS | 7.465 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 55 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 4 MB |
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).
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−12100%
| 122
+12100%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 85 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 61 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.09 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.87 |
| 4K | no data | 8.18 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1720%
|
90−95
+1720%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−3450%
|
142
+3450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1720%
|
90−95
+1720%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2914%
|
211
+2914%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−892%
|
258
+892%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−1886%
|
270−280
+1886%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−1280%
|
138
+1280%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−3275%
|
135
+3275%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1720%
|
90−95
+1720%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 78 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2786%
|
202
+2786%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3060%
|
158
+3060%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−854%
|
248
+854%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−1200%
|
130
+1200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2650%
|
110
+2650%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−1720%
|
90−95
+1720%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2000%
|
147
+2000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1640%
|
87
+1640%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−608%
|
184
+608%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−3167%
|
95−100
+3167%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−27000%
|
270−280
+27000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−4275%
|
170−180
+4275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−9200%
|
93
+9200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−7200%
|
70−75
+7200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 109 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−514%
|
86
+514%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−11450%
|
231
+11450%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2950%
|
61
+2950%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2550%
|
53
+2550%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 117
+0%
|
117
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 104
+0%
|
104
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 243
+0%
|
243
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 88
+0%
|
88
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 305M and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:
- RTX 2070 is 12100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 is 27000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 2070 performs better in 31 tests (48%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 38.42 |
| Recency | 10 January 2010 | 17 October 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 175 Watt |
GeForce 305M has 1150% lower power consumption.
RTX 2070, on the other hand, has a 10572.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 305M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop one.
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