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.

 

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 618
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

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