GeForce 9300M GS vs G105M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G105M and GeForce 9300M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce G105M
2009
Up to 512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.35
+34.6%

G105M outperforms 9300M GS by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12931354
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.711.37
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGT218G98
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 July 2009 (15 years ago)4 June 2008 (16 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 cores88
Core clock speed500 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors260 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0004.400
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS0.0224 TFLOPS
Gigaflops3834
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-I

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3)11.2 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 ConnectorsVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortHDMINo outputs
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 compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 G105M 0.35
+34.6%
9300M GS 0.26

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 G105M 133
+33%
9300M GS 100

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 29 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.26
Recency 16 July 2009 4 June 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 13 Watt

GeForce G105M has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

9300M GS, on the other hand, has 7.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce G105M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M GS in performance tests.


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