GeForce G205M vs UHD Graphics 600

Place in the ranking	1131	1367
Place by popularity	58	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.94	1.18
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Gemini Lake GT1	C79
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)	8 January 2009 (15 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 cores	96	16
Core clock speed	200 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	650 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	189 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	7.800	3.600
Floating-point processing power	0.1248 TFLOPS	0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	4
TMUs	12	8

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).

Interface

Ring Bus

PCIe 1.0 x16

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
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

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A

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.

UHD Graphics 600 0.87
+263%

GeForce G205M 0.24

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.

UHD Graphics 600 334
+267%

GeForce G205M 91

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	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
1440p	1	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +333%	3−4 −333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

0−1

This is how UHD Graphics 600 and GeForce G205M compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics 600 is 350% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.87	0.24
Recency	11 December 2017	8 January 2009
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	14 Watt

UHD Graphics 600 has a 262.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 180% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 600 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.

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