RTX A1000 Mobile vs GeForce 305M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 305M with RTX A1000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 305M
2010
Up to 512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.34

A1000 Mobile outperforms 305M by a whopping 6203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1327275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.9728.91
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGT218GA107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 January 2010 (15 years ago)30 March 2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores162048
Core clock speed525 MHz630 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1140 MHz
Number of transistors260 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate4.20072.96
Floating-point processing power0.0368 TFLOPS4.669 TFLOPS
Gigaflops55no data
ROPs432
TMUs864
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cacheno data2 MB
L2 Cache32 KB2 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s176.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6
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.

GeForce 305M 0.34
RTX A1000 Mobile 21.43
+6203%

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.

GeForce 305M 150
Samples: 3
RTX A1000 Mobile 9475
+6217%
Samples: 681

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 HD1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%
1440p-0−127

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6000%
61
+6000%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4900%
50
+4900%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2200%
90−95
+2200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
Valorant 24−27
−523%
160−170
+523%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1707%
250−260
+1707%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Dota 2 10−11
−1020%
112
+1020%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2200%
90−95
+2200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Metro Exodus 0−1 41
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1600%
85
+1600%
Valorant 24−27
−523%
160−170
+523%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2800%
29
+2800%
Dota 2 10−11
−1220%
132
+1220%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2200%
90−95
+2200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1186%
90−95
+1186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−760%
43
+760%
Valorant 24−27
−523%
160−170
+523%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 160−170
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4250%
170−180
+4250%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 35−40

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 55−60

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−187%
40−45
+187%
Valorant 2−3
−6650%
130−140
+6650%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 73
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GeForce 305M and RTX A1000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile is 6700% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A1000 Mobile is 6650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A1000 Mobile performs better in 29 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.34 21.43
Recency 10 January 2010 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 60 Watt

GeForce 305M has 328.6% lower power consumption.

RTX A1000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6202.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A1000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 305M is a notebook graphics card while RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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