Riva TNT2 vs GeForce 9300M GS

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9300M GS with Riva TNT2, including specs and performance data.

9300M GS
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 13 Watt
0.27
+2600%

9300M GS outperforms Riva TNT2 by a whopping 2600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13881582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.68no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameG98NV5
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (17 years ago)12 October 1999 (25 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 cores8no data
Core clock speed550 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors210 million15 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.4000.25
Floating-point processing power0.0224 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops34no data
ROPs42
TMUs82
L2 Cache16 KBno data

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).

InterfaceMXM-IAGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3SDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB16 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz150 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s2.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)6.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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.

9300M GS 0.27
+2600%
Riva TNT2 0.01

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.

9300M GS 118
+3833%
Samples: 497
Riva TNT2 3
Samples: 24

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Valorant 24−27 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 0.01
Recency 4 June 2008 12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 250 nm

9300M GS has a 2600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 284.6% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 9300M GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9300M GS is a notebook graphics card while Riva TNT2 is a desktop one.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
GeForce 9300M GS
NVIDIA Riva TNT2
Riva TNT2

Other comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2.3 164 votes

Rate GeForce 9300M GS on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.5 29 votes

Rate Riva TNT2 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Comments

Here you can give us your opinion about GeForce 9300M GS or Riva TNT2, agree or disagree with our ratings, or report errors or inaccuracies on the site.