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NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G is a graphics card released on January 1, 2008, built on the Tesla architecture. It has 16 shading units, 256 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus, 9.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 400 MHz and a 13 W board power rating. It scores 85 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.

TeslaNB9M-GE(G86)

8/10 key specs recorded · 25 facts

Depth: 31 recorded fields

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.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

16cores

Memory

256 MB

64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

400 MHz base

Board power

13 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G scores 85 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 15.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,445), measured across 50 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 242.

PassMark G3D Mark

Rank #2,445
Faster than 15.4% of 2,658 GPUs
50 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 256 MB

Core clock 400 MHz

Memory clock 1200 MHz

DirectX 10

OpenGL 3.3

Max TDP 13 W

First benchmarked 2009-05-22

Samples 50

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 400 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2009-05-22. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Tesla

Codename NB9M-GE(G86)

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G is based on the Tesla architecture and uses the NB9M-GE(G86) graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units 16

Compute units Not recorded

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 8

Render output units (ROPs) 4

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G has 16 shading units, 8 texture mapping units and 4 render output units.

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G 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 9300M G. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G.

Clock speeds

Base clock 400 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G runs at a base clock of 400 MHz.

Memory

Size 256 MB

Type Not recorded

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth 9.6 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G is equipped with 256 MB of memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 9.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G has a board power rating of 13 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 13 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched January 1, 2008

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G was released on January 1, 2008.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 85

PassMark G2D 242

Rank #2,445

Samples 50

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.

DirectX 10

OpenGL 3.3

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1), NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G [Custom Forceware 178.24] and NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1); NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G [Custom Forceware 178.24]; NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G have?

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G has 256 MB of video memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 9.6 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G has a board power rating of 13 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G?

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G scores 85 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 15.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,445.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G use?

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G released?

The NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G was released on January 1, 2008.

Corrections to this record

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Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip G86 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

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