GeForce 705M vs 930M

Place in performance ranking	780	1028
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.57	0.08
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$160	$163

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 930M has 613% better value for money than GeForce 705M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	48
Core clock speed	928 MHz	775 MHz
Boost clock speed	941 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.58	5.904
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	141.7 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 930M and GeForce 705M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	DDR3
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 2560x1600
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 2560x1600
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP content protection	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	no data	+
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	+	+
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 930M 2.62
+122%

GeForce 705M 1.18

930M outperforms 705M by 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 930M 1013
+123%

GeForce 705M 455

930M outperforms 705M by 123% in Passmark.

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

20
+122%

9−10

−122%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +125%	4−5 −125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how GeForce 930M and GeForce 705M compete in popular games:

GeForce 930M is 122% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 930M is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce 930M is ahead in 47 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.62	1.18
Recency	12 March 2015	1 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	15 Watt