WinBoost vs GeForce G105M

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code nameGT218Mach64
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 July 2009 (14 years ago)1 November 1995 (28 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229
Current price$109 no data

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 cores16no data
CUDA cores8no data
Core clock speed500 MHz40 MHz
Number of transistors260 million1 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm600 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.000no data
Floating-point performance25.6 gflopsno data
Gigaflops38no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce G105M and WinBoost compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCI
Widthno data1-slot

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 typeGDDR3EDO
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB2 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz40 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3)320.0 MB/s

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 DVIDisplayPortHDMI1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)N/A
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1N/A
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 July 2009 1 November 1995
Chip lithography 40 nm 600 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce G105M and WinBoost. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce G105M is a notebook card while WinBoost is a desktop one.


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