Intel GMA 3000 vs Matrox Parhelia APVe

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 3000 and Matrox Parhelia APVe videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

Intel GMA 3000

Matrox Parhelia APVe

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 3000

Around 60% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 250 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 150 nm

Core clock speed	400 MHz vs 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 150 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA 3000
GPU 2: Matrox Parhelia APVe

Name	Intel GMA 3000	Matrox Parhelia APVe
PassMark - G3D Mark		5
PassMark - G2D Mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA 3000	Matrox Parhelia APVe
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 3.5	Parhelia
Code name	Lakeport	Parhelia-512
Launch date	1 July 2006	14 June 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	619
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	150 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt
Texture fill rate		1 GTexel / s
Transistor count		80 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		168 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	8.1
OpenGL	2.0	1.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		128 MB
Memory bandwidth		8 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		500 MHz
Memory type		DDR