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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

Graphics processor Released May 6, 2008

Memory bus: 64 bit^*

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 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

3.13^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

58.28^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

8.59^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

1,424^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1824 x 1014 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

3.62^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

Driver Overhead 2Windows / OpenGL / 1360 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

55.98^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1200 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

5.88^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

T-RexWindows / OpenGL / 1360 x 768 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

14.84^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

TexturingWindows / OpenGL / 1360 x 768 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

874^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 8300

GeForce 8300

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

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark168^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark102^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark328^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark92^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla
Manufacturing process: TSMC 80 nm
Process node: 80 nm
GPU cores: 16^*
GPU base clock: 500 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 500 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCI^*
Reported chip die area: 127 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 40 W^*
Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics processor: C78^*
Texture mapping units: 8^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 2^*
Card or module format: IGP^*
Declared GPU TDP: 40 W^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.1 (10_0)^*
OpenGL: 3.3^*
Shader model: 4.0^*

GPU configurations

C78
Chip variant
C78
Reference clock
500 MHz
Rated power
40 W
Power specification
TDP

Memory & storage

Video memory type: Reported value 1: System Shared^*
Reported value 2: DDR2^*
Reported value 3: System Shared^*
Reported value 4: System Shared^*
Reported value 5: System Shared^*
Reported value 6: System Shared^*
Reported value 7: SDR^*
Memory bus: 64 bit^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 40 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 24 fields

Architecture: MCP78^*
Integrated: Yes^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Memory Bus: 64 Bit^*
Memory Type: DDR2^*
Name: GeForce 8300^*
Best Resolution: 800 x 600^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 2.1^*
Pixel Rate: 2 GPixel/s^*
Process: 80nm^*
ROPs: 4^*
Release Date: 02-Jan-2008^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 4^*
TMUs: 8^*
Texture Rate: 4 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 1^*
DVI Connection: 1^*
Dedicated: No^*
Direct X: DX 10^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 8300^*
GPU Chip: C78^*
Released: Apr 17th, 2007^*
Bus: PCI^*
Memory: System Shared^*
GPU clock: 500^* MHz
Memory clock: System Shared^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 16 / 8 / 4^*

Specifications 3 · 10 fields

Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 48^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 8300^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2007-04-17^*
Process Size (nm): 80^* nm
TDP (W): 40^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 127^* mm²
Transistors (million): 210^*
Freq (MHz): 500^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 17 fields

proc transistors: 210 million^*
proc die size: 127^* mm²
cores: 16^*
sm count: 2^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 8300^*
ram type: System Shared^*
bus interface: PCI^*
ram bandwidth: System Dependent^*
fp32 performance: 0.048^*
tdp: 40^* W
slot width: IGP^*
is retail board: No^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Tesla^*
card release date: 2008-05-06^*
proc process size: 80^* nm

Specifications 5 · 25 fields

DirectX / feature level

11.1 (10_0)^*

OpenGL

3.3^*

Shader model

4.0^*

Architecture

Tesla^*

Graphics interface

PCI^*

Reported shader processors

16^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.048^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

2.000 GPixel/s^*

Reported chip die area

127 mm²^*

Process node declaration

80 nm^*

Transistors

210 million^*

Graphics processor

C78^*

Rated memory bandwidth

System Dependent^*

Video memory type

System Shared^*

Raster output units

4^*

Reported shading units

16^*

Card or module format

IGP^*

Streaming multiprocessors

2^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

40 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

4.000 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

8^*

GPU cores

16^*

Video memory type

System Shared^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 8300^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

core config

16:8:4:2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

tdp watts

40.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

launch date

2008-05-06 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

code name

C78^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

fab nm

TSMC 80 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

die size mm2

127.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

bus interface

PCI (HyperTransport)^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

core clock mhz

500.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 8300^*

Specifications 7 · 43 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: System Shared^*
Graphics Processor GPU Name: C78^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,500^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Tesla^*
Render Config SM Count: 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 80^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 127^* mm²
Name: GeForce 8300^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 500^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: System Shared^*
Memory Memory Size: System Shared^*
Memory Memory Type: System Shared^*
Memory Memory Bus: System Shared^*
Memory Bandwidth: System Dependent^*
Render Config TMUs: 8^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: C78^*
Render Config ROPs: 4^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 2.000 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 4.000 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: IGP^*
Board Design TDP: 40^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x VGA 1x S-Video^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.1 (10_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 3.3^*
source file: nvidia2008.json^*
Recommended Resolutions: Playable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Processor Density: 1.7M / mm²^*
Top TMUS: 8^*
Integrated Graphics Release Date: May 6th, 2008^*
Integrated Graphics Generation: GeForce 8 IGP^*
Integrated Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Integrated Graphics Bus Interface: PCI^*
Top ROPS: 4^*
Integrated Graphics Successor: GeForce 9 IGP^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 4.0^*
Top CORES: 16^*
Render Config Shading Units: 16^*
Top MEMORY SIZE: System Shared^*
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 48^* GFLOPS
Integrated Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 7 IGP^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: System Shared^*

Specifications 8 · 6 fields

name: GeForce 8300^*
price: $22.68*^*
3dmark: 92^*
value: 4.06^*
2dmark: 328^*
test: Apr 2009^*

Specifications 9 · 6 fields

gpuName

GeForce 8300^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G3Dmark

102^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G2Dmark

168^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

price

22.68^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

gpuValue

4.48^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

testDate

2,009^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 10 · 24 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 4^*
rop: 2^*
pixelShader: 2^*
vertexShader: 0^*
igp: Yes^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCI^*
bus: AGP 4x^*
memType: System Shared^*
memType: SDR^*
gpuChip: C78^*
gpuChip: M4^*
productName: GeForce 8300^*
productName: GeForce 8300^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
releaseYear: 2,007^*
gpuClock: 105^*
gpuClock: 500^*
memClock: 105^*
unifiedShader: 16^*
tmu: 8^*
tmu: 2^*

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