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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Graphics processor

Video memory: 2 GB
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 16 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

65.19^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

65.63^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

124.39^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

86.03^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

28.84^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

27.52^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

36.73^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

39.14^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

37.35^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

77.13^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

86.71^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

75.77^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

8,224^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

8,420^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

15.59^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

1440p Manhattan 3.1.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

17.03^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark480^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL2,347^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL2,347^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL2,777^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark111^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark511^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark471^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark617^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Fermi
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 96^*
GPU base clock: Reported value 1: 625 MHz^*
Reported value 2: 810 MHz^*
Reported value 3: 810 MHz^*
Reported value 4: 810 MHz^*
Reported value 5: 810 MHz^*
Reported value 6: 625 MHz^*
Reported value 7: 625 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: Reported value 1: 625 MHz^*
Reported value 2: 810 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 1,024 MB^*
Reported chip die area: Reported value 1: 116 mm²^*
Reported value 2: 116 mm²^*
Reported value 3: 118 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: Reported value 1: 45 W^*
Reported value 2: 15 W^*
Transistors: Reported value 1: 585 million^*
Reported value 2: 585 million^*
Reported value 3: 1,270 million^*
Graphics processor: GF117B^*
Texture mapping units: 16^*
Raster output units: 8^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 2^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: IGP^*
Declared GPU TDP: 15 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 2.1^*
Shader model: 5.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 128 KB^*

GPU configurations

2 GB / DDR3 / 64-bit / GF117
Capacity
2 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
16 GB/s
Chip variant
GF117
Reference clock
719 - 954 MHz
Memory bus
64 bit
Rated power
15 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
DDR3

Memory & storage

Memory options: 1,024^*
Video memory: 2 GB
Video memory type: DDR3
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 16 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 15 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 32 fields

Product Name: GeForce 820M^*
Product Name: GeForce 820M^*
Product Name: GeForce 820M^*
Product Name: GeForce 820M^*
GPU Chip: GK107^*
GPU Chip: GF117^*
GPU Chip: GK107^*
GPU Chip: GK107^*
Released: Mar 21st, 2015^*
Released: Mar 21st, 2015^*
Released: Nov 27th, 2013^*
Released: Mar 21st, 2015^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit^*
Memory: 1024 MB, DDR3, 64 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit^*
GPU clock: 625^* MHz
GPU clock: 810^* MHz
GPU clock: 810^* MHz
GPU clock: 810^* MHz
Memory clock: 901^* MHz
Memory clock: 900^* MHz
Memory clock: 901^* MHz
Memory clock: 901^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 384 / 32 / 16^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 384 / 32 / 16^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 384 / 32 / 16^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 96 / 16 / 8^*

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 240^* GFLOPS
FP32 GFLOPS: 622.1^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 20^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 25.92^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 820M^*
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 820M^*
Type: GPU^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2015-03-21^*
Release Date: 2013-11-27^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 45^* W
TDP (W): 15^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 116^* mm²
Die Size (mm^2): 118^* mm²
Transistors (million): 585^*
Transistors (million): 1,270^*
Freq (MHz): 625^* MHz
Freq (MHz): 810^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 585 million^*
proc die size: 116^* mm²
cores: 96^*
sm count: 2^*
memory clock: 900^*
ram: 1,024^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 820M^*
ram type: DDR3^*
bus width: 64^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 14.4^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.24^*
fp64 performance: 0.02^*
tdp: 15^* W
slot width: IGP^*
api cuda: 2.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 0.81^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Fermi 2.0^*
card release date: 2013-11-27^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 4 · 35 fields

CUDA compute capability

2.1^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

5.1^*

Architecture

Fermi 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

64^* bit

Reported shader processors

96^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.24^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.02^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

128 KB^*

Reported display outputs

Portable Device Dependent^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

2.500 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

116 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

585 million^*

Graphics processor

GF117B^*

Reported video memory

1,024^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

14.40 GB/s^*

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Raster output units

8^*

Reported shading units

96^*

Card or module format

IGP^*

Streaming multiprocessors

2^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

15 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

10.00 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

16^*

GPU cores

96^*

Video memory

1,024^* MB

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Specifications 5 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

480^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce 820M^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce 820M^*

Hardware class

Mobile^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 820M^*
GPU Chip: GF117B^*
Released: Nov 27th, 2013^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 1024 MB, DDR3, 64 bit^*
GPU clock: 625^* MHz
Memory clock: 900^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 96 / 16 / 8^*

Specifications 7 · 7 fields

model

GeForce 820M^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

core config

96:16:4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

tdp watts

15.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

code name

GF117^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

fab nm

28^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 820M^*

Specifications 8 · 101 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 128^* bit
Top BUS WIDTH: 64^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GF117B^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GK107^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,250^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Fermi 2.0^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: Kepler^*
Render Config SM Count: 2^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 3^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 2.1^*
Render Config SMX Count: 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 585 million^*
Graphics Processor Transistors: 1,270 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 116^* mm²
Graphics Processor Die Size: 118^* mm²
Name: GeForce 820M^*
Name: GeForce 820M^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 810^* MHz
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 625^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 901 MHz 1802 Mbps effective^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 1,024^* MB
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: DDR3^*
Memory Memory Type: DDR3^*
Memory Memory Bus: 128^* bit
Memory Memory Bus: 64^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 14.4^* GB/s
Memory Bandwidth: 28.83^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 32^*
Render Config TMUs: 16^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GK107^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GF117B^*
Render Config ROPs: 8^*
Render Config ROPs: 16^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 6.480 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 2.500 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 25.92 GTexel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 10.00 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: MXM Module^*
Board Design Slot Width: IGP^*
Board Design TDP: 45^* W
Board Design TDP: 15^* W
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 3^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.175^*
source file: nvidia2013.json^*
source file: nvidia2015.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Recommended Resolutions: Playable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:640x480 | Low FPS:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: N15V-GM-B-A2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 5.0M / mm²^*
Graphics Processor Density: 10.8M / mm²^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Mar 21st, 2015^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Nov 27th, 2013^*
Top TMUS: 16^*
Top TMUS: 32^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: GeForce 800M^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: GeForce 800M^*
Mobile Graphics Production: Active^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-908^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-908^*
Top ROPS: 16^*
Top ROPS: 8^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: GeForce 900M^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: GeForce 900M^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 700M^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 700M^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 5.1^*
Top CORES: 384^*
Top CORES: 96^*
Render Config Shading Units: 96^*
Render Config Shading Units: 384^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 256^* KB
Render Config L2 Cache: 128^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 1,024^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 622.1^* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 240^* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 25.92 GFLOPS (1:24)
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 20.00 GFLOPS (1:12)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SM)^*
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per SMX)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: DDR3^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: DDR3^*

Specifications 9 · 7 fields

name: GeForce 820M^*
3dmark: 617^*
2dmark: 471^*
tdp: 15^*
powerperf: 41^*
test: Jul 2014^*
category: Mobile^*

Specifications 10 · 5 fields

Device

GeForce 820M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce 820M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

2,777^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

2,347^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 11 · 10 fields

gpuName

GeForce 820M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce 820M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

511^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

111^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

2,347^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

15^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

34.04^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Mobile^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 54 fields

* Provisional data