NVIDIA GeForce 305M
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M is a graphics card released on January 10, 2010, built on the Tesla architecture. It has 16 shading units, 512 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus, 11.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 525 MHz and a 14 W board power rating. It scores 151 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 32 recorded fields, 1 PassMark workload
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M scores 151 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 22.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,264), measured across 3 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 149.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 305M averages DirectX 9 6 fps, across 3 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 305M states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 525 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2012-03-31. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M is based on the Tesla architecture and uses the GT218 graphics processor.
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M has 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce 305M. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 305M.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M runs at a base clock of 525 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M is equipped with 512 MB of memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 11.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M has a board power rating of 14 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M was released on January 10, 2010.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 305M. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 305M. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 305M.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 305M (Mobile).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 305M have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M has 512 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 11.2 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 305M use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M has a board power rating of 14 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 305M?
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M scores 151 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 22.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,264.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 305M use?
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce 305M released?
The NVIDIA GeForce 305M was released on January 10, 2010.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
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- Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GT218 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).
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