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NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Graphics processor Released Mar 12, 2014

Video memory: 2 GB
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 14.40 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 830M

77.75^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

79.23^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

130.24^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

82.14^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

42.79^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

59.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

55.52^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

135.25^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

109.23^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

12,031^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

12,018.50^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

24.90^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

4K Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 3840 x 2160 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

5.84^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

12.00^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins High Tier OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 2560 x 1440 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

12.57^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

Host configuration not reported.

Aztec Ruins Normal Tier OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

30.05^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 830M

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

Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA4,342^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA4,342^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL4,422^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL4,160^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL4,422^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL4,426^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan4,078^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan4,078^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan4,078^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark136^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark976^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark484^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark889^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Maxwell
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 256^*
GPU base clock: 1,082 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 1,082 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Reported chip die area: 77 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 33 W^*
Transistors: 1,020 million^*
GPU boost clock: 1,150 MHz^*
Graphics processor: GM108^*
Texture mapping units: 16^*
Raster output units: 8^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: IGP^*
Declared GPU TDP: 33 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 3.0^*
Vulkan: 1.4^*
CUDA compute capability: 5.0^*
Shader model: 6.7 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 1,024 KB^*

GPU configurations

2 GB / DDR3 / 64-bit / GM108
Capacity
2 GB
Rated memory bandwidth
14.40 GB/s
Chip variant
GM108
Reference clock
1,029 MHz
Memory bus
64 bit
Technology
DDR3

Memory & storage

Memory options: 2^*
Video memory: 2 GB
Video memory type: DDR3
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 14.40 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: Reported value 1: 33 W^*
Reported value 2: 25 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 24 fields

Product Name: GeForce 830M^*
Product Name: GeForce 830M^*
Product Name: GeForce 830M^*
GPU Chip: GM108^*
GPU Chip: GM108^*
GPU Chip: GM108^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 64 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 64 bit^*
Memory: 2 GB, DDR3, 64 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,082^* MHz
GPU clock: 1,082^* MHz
GPU clock: 1,082^* MHz
Memory clock: 900^* MHz
Memory clock: 900^* MHz
Memory clock: 900^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 256 / 16 / 8^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 256 / 16 / 8^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 256 / 16 / 8^*

Specifications 2 · 10 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 588.8^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 18.4^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 830M^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2014-03-12^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 33^* W
Freq (MHz): 1,082^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 25 fields

proc transistors: 1,020 million^*
proc die size: 77^* mm²
cores: 256^*
base clock: 1,082^*
boost clock: 1,150^*
memory clock: 900^*
ram: 2^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 830M^*
ram type: DDR3^*
bus width: 64^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
ram bandwidth: 14.4^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.5888^*
fp64 performance: 0.0184^*
tdp: 33^* W
slot width: IGP^*
api cuda: 5^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 0.52^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Maxwell^*
card release date: 2014-03-12^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 4 · 35 fields

CUDA compute capability

5.0^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

3.0^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.7 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.4^*

Architecture

Maxwell^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x8^*

Memory bus

64^* bit

Reported shader processors

256^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.5888^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.0184^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

64 KB (per SMM)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

1024 KB^*

Reported display outputs

Portable Device Dependent^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

9.200 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

77 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

1,020 million^*

Graphics processor

GM108^*

Reported video memory

2^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

14.40 GB/s^*

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Raster output units

8^*

Reported shading units

256^*

Card or module format

IGP^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

33 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

18.40 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

16^*

GPU cores

256^*

Video memory

2^* GB

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Specifications 5 · 8 fields

model

GeForce 830M^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

core config

256:16:8 (2 SMM)^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

tdp watts

25.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

launch date

2014-03-12 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

code name

GM108^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

fab nm

28^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

bus interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 830M^*

Specifications 6 · 51 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 64^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GM108^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: Maxwell^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 5^*
Render Config SMM Count: 2^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 1,020 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 77^* mm²
Name: GeForce 830M^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 2^* GB
Memory Memory Type: DDR3^*
Memory Memory Bus: 64^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 14.4^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 16^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GM108^*
Render Config ROPs: 8^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 9.200 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 18.40 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: IGP^*
Board Design TDP: 33^* W
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 3^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.3^*
source file: nvidia2014.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:640x480 | Playable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Processor Density: 13.2M / mm²^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Top TMUS: 16^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: GeForce 800M^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: FCBGA-908^*
Top ROPS: 8^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: GeForce 900M^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 700M^*
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 1,082^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 1,150^* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.7 (5.1)^*
Top CORES: 256^*
Render Config Shading Units: 256^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 1,024^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 2^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 588.8^* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 18.40 GFLOPS (1:32)
Render Config L1 Cache: 64 KB (per SMM)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: DDR3^*

Specifications 7 · 7 fields

name: GeForce 830M^*
3dmark: 889^*
2dmark: 484^*
tdp: 25^*
powerperf: 35^*
test: Oct 2014^*
category: Mobile^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

Device

NVIDIA GeForce 830M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Device

GeForce 830M^*

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 830M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

OpenCL

4,160^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

OpenCL

4,426^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

CUDA

4,342^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Vulkan

4,078^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

OpenCL

4,422^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Vulkan

4,078^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 9 · 12 fields

gpuName

GeForce 830M^*

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 830M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G3Dmark

976^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

CUDA

4,342^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G2Dmark

136^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

OpenCL

4,422^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

TDP

25^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Vulkan

4,078^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

powerPerformance

39.06^*

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 10 · 25 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 4^*
rop: 8^*
igp: Yes^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x8^*
bus: PCI^*
memType: DDR3^*
gpuChip: GM108^*
gpuChip: C79^*
productName: GeForce 830M^*
productName: GeForce 830M^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
memSize: 2^*
memSize: 2^*
memBusWidth: 64^*
gpuClock: 1,082^*
gpuClock: 450^*
memClock: 900^*
unifiedShader: 256^*
unifiedShader: 16^*
tmu: 16^*
tmu: 8^*

* Provisional data