GeForce RTX 4060 vs 305M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 305M with GeForce RTX 4060, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 305M
2010
Up to 512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.39

RTX 4060 outperforms 305M by a whopping 13113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking125951
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiency1.9130.70
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT218AD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date10 January 2010 (14 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores163072
Core clock speed525 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2460 MHz
Number of transistors260 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate4.200236.2
Floating-point processing power0.0368 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
Gigaflops55no data
ROPs448
TMUs896
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 700 (DDR3), Up to 700 (GDDR3) MHz2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.2 GB/s272.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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.

GeForce 305M 0.39
RTX 4060 51.53
+13113%

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.

GeForce 305M 150
RTX 4060 19851
+13134%

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 HD1−2
−14400%
145
+14400%
1440p0−177
4K-0−144

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.06
1440pno data3.88
4Kno data6.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6850%
139
+6850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3433%
100−110
+3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4850%
95−100
+4850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5250%
107
+5250%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2600%
100−110
+2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2388%
190−200
+2388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4825%
190−200
+4825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−407%
140−150
+407%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3433%
100−110
+3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4850%
95−100
+4850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4400%
90
+4400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2600%
100−110
+2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2388%
190−200
+2388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−5325%
217
+5325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1067%
100−110
+1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−407%
140−150
+407%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3433%
100−110
+3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4850%
95−100
+4850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2600%
100−110
+2600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2388%
190−200
+2388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4650%
190
+4650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1144%
112
+1144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−407%
140−150
+407%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 48
Hitman 3 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−5750%
110−120
+5750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 35−40

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2300%
45−50
+2300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+0%
129
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how GeForce 305M and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is 14400% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4060 is 6850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 51.53
Recency 10 January 2010 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 115 Watt

GeForce 305M has 721.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060, on the other hand, has a 13112.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 305M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 305M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.


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

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