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NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Graphics processor Released Jun 1, 2008

Video memory: 256 MB
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 6.40 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 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

5.71^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

21.95^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

11.42^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

11.97^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

12.59^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

10.94^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

1,628^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1440 x 900 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

8.50^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Windows / OpenGL / 1440 x 900 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

17.22^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

11.09^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

9.08^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenGL / 1440 x 900 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

13.73^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

Host configuration not reported.

TexturingWindows / OpenGL / 1440 x 900 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

1,184^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE

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

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark54^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark84^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark369^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark101^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla
Manufacturing process: TSMC 55 nm
Process node: 55 nm
GPU cores: 8^*
GPU base clock: 540 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 540 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 500 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: Reported value 1: 512 MB^*
Reported value 2: 256 MB^*
Reported value 3: 256 MB^*
Reported chip die area: Reported value 1: 80 mm²^*
Reported value 2: 86 mm²^*
Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics processor: G98^*
Texture mapping units: 4^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 1^*
Chip foundry: UMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.1 (10_0)^*
OpenGL: 3.3^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 1.1^*
Shader model: 4.0^*
GPU L2 cache: 16 KB^*

GPU configurations

0.25 GB / DDR2 / 64-bit / G98
Capacity
256 MB
Rated memory bandwidth
6.40 GB/s
Chip variant
G98
Reference clock
540 MHz
Memory bus
64 bit
Rated power
50 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
DDR2

Memory & storage

Memory options: 256^*
Video memory: 256 MB
Video memory type: DDR2
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 6.40 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 50 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 20.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 25^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
Year: 2008^*
Fab: 65^*
Transistors (mln): 210^*
Die size: 86^*
Memory size: 256^*
Memory speed: 8^*

Specifications 2 · 27 fields

Architecture: G98^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 0KB^*
Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
Memory: 512^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 8GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 64 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 500^* MHz
Memory Type: DDR2^*
Name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 2.1^*
PSU: 300 Watt & 18 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 2 GPixel/s^*
Process: 65nm^*
ROPs: 4^*
Release Date: 01-Jun-2008^*
Resolution WxH: 2560x1600^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 3^*
TMUs: 8^*
Texture Rate: 4 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
DVI Connection: 2^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 10^*
HDMI Connection: 0^*

Specifications 3 · 8 fields

Product Name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
GPU Chip: G98^*
Released: Jun 1st, 2008^*
Bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Memory: 256 MB, DDR2, 64 bit^*
GPU clock: 540^* MHz
Memory clock: 400^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 8 / 4 / 4^*

Specifications 4 · 10 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 20.8^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2008-06-01^*
Process Size (nm): 65^* nm
Die Size (mm^2): 86^* mm²
Transistors (million): 210^*
Freq (MHz): 540^* MHz

Specifications 5 · 23 fields

proc transistors: 210 million^*
proc die size: 80^* mm²
cores: 8^*
sm count: 1^*
memory clock: 400^*
ram: 256^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 9300 GE^*
ram type: DDR2^*
bus width: 64^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 6.4^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.0208^*
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
api cuda: 1.1^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 0.15^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Tesla^*
card release date: 2008-06-01^*
proc foundry: UMC^*
proc process size: 55^* nm

Specifications 6 · 33 fields

CUDA compute capability

1.1^*

DirectX / feature level

11.1 (10_0)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

3.3^*

Shader model

4.0^*

Architecture

Tesla^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

64^* bit

Reported shader processors

8^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.0208^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

16 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

2.160 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

80 mm²^*

Chip foundry

UMC^*

Process node declaration

55 nm^*

Transistors

210 million^*

Graphics processor

G98^*

Reported video memory

256^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

6.400 GB/s^*

Video memory type

DDR2^*

Raster output units

4^*

Reported shading units

8^*

Card or module format

Single-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

1^*

Suggested system PSU

200 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

2.160 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

4^*

GPU cores

8^*

Video memory

256^* MB

Video memory type

DDR2^*

Specifications 7 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 9300 GE^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

core config

8:4:4:1^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

tdp watts

50.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

launch date

2008-06-01 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

code name

G98^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

fab nm

TSMC 55 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

die size mm2

80.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

core clock mhz

540.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 9300 GE^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 20.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 25^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
Year: 2008^*
Fab: 65^*
Transistors (mln): 210^*
Die size: 86^*
Memory size: 256^*
Memory speed: 8^*

Specifications 9 · 50 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 64^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: G98^*
Clock Speeds Shader Clock: 1,300^* MHz
Graphics Processor Architecture: Tesla^*
Render Config SM Count: 1^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 1.1^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 55^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 210 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 80^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Jun 1st, 2008^*
Graphics Card Generation: GeForce 9 (9300)^*
Graphics Card Successor: GeForce 200^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 540^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 256^* MB
Memory Memory Type: DDR2^*
Memory Memory Bus: 64^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 6.4^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 4^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: G98^*
Render Config ROPs: 4^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 2.160 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 2.160 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Single-slot^*
Board Design Suggested PSU: 200^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1x VGA^*
Board Design Board Number: P561 SKU 1, P805 SKU 1^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 11.1 (10_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 3.3^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 1.1^*
source file: nvidia2008.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: UMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: GeForce 8^*
Recommended Resolutions: Low FPS:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: G98-700-U2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 2.6M / mm²^*
Top TMUS: 4^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-969^*
Top ROPS: 4^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 4.0^*
Top CORES: 8^*
Render Config Shading Units: 8^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 16^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 256^* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 20.8^* GFLOPS
Top MEMORY TYPE: DDR2^*

Specifications 10 · 7 fields

name: GeForce 9300 GE^*
price: $22.99*^*
3dmark: 101^*
value: 4.41^*
2dmark: 369^*
test: Apr 2009^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 11 · 7 fields

gpuName

GeForce 9300 GE^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G3Dmark

84^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

G2Dmark

54^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

price

22.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

gpuValue

3.66^*

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^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

Specifications 12 · 28 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 16^*
rop: 4^*
pixelShader: 24^*
vertexShader: 8^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: AGP 8x^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR3^*
memType: DDR2^*
gpuChip: G98^*
gpuChip: G70^*
productName: GeForce 9300 GE^*
productName: GeForce 9300 GE^*
releaseYear: 2,008^*
releaseYear: 2,008^*
memSize: 0.256^*
memSize: 0.256^*
memBusWidth: 64^*
gpuClock: 540^*
gpuClock: 425^*
memClock: 625^*
memClock: 400^*
unifiedShader: 8^*
tmu: 4^*
tmu: 24^*

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