GeForce 305M vs GTX 760
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 760 with GeForce 305M, including specs and performance data.
GTX 760 outperforms 305M by a whopping 3100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 455 | 1342 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.99 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.22 | 1.98 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 1152 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 99.07 | 4.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.378 TFLOPS | 0.0368 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 55 |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 96 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 32 KB |
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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Minimum recommended system power | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | Up to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 11.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu Ray 3D | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| PhysX | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/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.
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.
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 | 67
+3250%
| 2−3
−3250%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.72 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+3100%
|
2−3
−3100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 21−24 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+3100%
|
2−3
−3100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1150%
|
4−5
−1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+500%
|
7−8
−500%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+304%
|
24−27
−304%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+3100%
|
2−3
−3100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+1020%
|
14−16
−1020%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+700%
|
10−11
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1150%
|
4−5
−1150%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+500%
|
7−8
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+304%
|
24−27
−304%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
+5000%
|
1−2
−5000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+700%
|
10−11
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 50−55
+1150%
|
4−5
−1150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+500%
|
7−8
−500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+304%
|
24−27
−304%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
+8700%
|
1−2
−8700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 80−85
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+4100%
|
3−4
−4100%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+64.3%
|
14−16
−64.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+4200%
|
1−2
−4200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
This is how GTX 760 and GeForce 305M compete in popular games:
- GTX 760 is 3250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 760 is 8700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 760 surpassed GeForce 305M in all 27 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.52 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 25 June 2013 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 14 Watt |
GTX 760 has a 3100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 305M, on the other hand, has 1114% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 760 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 760 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 305M is a notebook one.
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