GeForce RTX 3090 vs GT 320M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 320M with GeForce RTX 3090, including specs and performance data.

GT 320M
2009
512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.27

RTX 3090 outperforms GT 320M by a whopping 25581% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking134624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.92
Power efficiency1.3213.59
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG96CGA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 June 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3210496
Core clock speed500 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors314 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate8.000556.0
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS35.58 TFLOPS
ROPs8112
TMUs16328
Tensor Coresno data328
Ray Tracing Coresno data82

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data336 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1219 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s936.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.18.5

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.

GT 320M 0.27
RTX 3090 69.34
+25581%

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.

GT 320M 105
RTX 3090 26708
+25336%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 320M 1205
RTX 3090 124350
+10220%

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 HD0−1198
1440p0−1129
4K-0−186

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.57
1440pno data11.62
4Kno data17.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10250%
207
+10250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−5200%
159
+5200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−8700%
176
+8700%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2825%
117
+2825%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3063%
250−260
+3063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7200%
290−300
+7200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−614%
200
+614%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−8133%
247
+8133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7450%
151
+7450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2825%
117
+2825%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3063%
250−260
+3063%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−9950%
402
+9950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1556%
140−150
+1556%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−611%
199
+611%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3500%
108
+3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−5850%
110−120
+5850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6600%
134
+6600%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2800%
116
+2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−3588%
295
+3588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−8675%
351
+8675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1911%
181
+1911%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−282%
107
+282%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 93
Hitman 3 6−7
−1817%
115
+1817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−11550%
233
+11550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−6250%
127
+6250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 57

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−5450%
111
+5450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 114
+0%
114
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 105
+0%
105
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 129
+0%
129
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+0%
93
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 139
+0%
139
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 266
+0%
266
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 141
+0%
141
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153
+0%
153
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
+0%
46
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 153
+0%
153
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159
+0%
159
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60
+0%
60
+0%

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 is 11550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 69.34
Recency 15 June 2009 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 350 Watt

GT 320M has 2400% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 25581.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 320M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 320M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3090 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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