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 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 5 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 274 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel GMA 3000 | Matrox Parhelia APVe | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 168 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 8.1 |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 8 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | |
Memory type | DDR |