ATI Radeon IGP 320 vs GeForce G205M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G205M with Radeon IGP 320, including specs and performance data.

GeForce G205M
2009
14 Watt
0.24
+2300%

G205M outperforms ATI IGP 320 by a whopping 2300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13671522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.17no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameC79RS100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)5 October 2002 (22 years ago)

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 cores16no data
Core clock speed450 MHz160 MHz
Number of transistors314 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.6000.16
Floating-point processing power0.0352 TFLOPSno data
ROPs41
TMUs81

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 4x
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)7.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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 G205M 0.24
+2300%
ATI IGP 320 0.01

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 G205M 91
+2933%
ATI IGP 320 3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.01
Recency 8 January 2009 5 October 2002
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm

GeForce G205M has a 2300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce G205M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon IGP 320 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G205M is a notebook card while Radeon IGP 320 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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