Intel GMA 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP
Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 3000 and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 3000
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 27 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 13 Watt vs 27 Watt |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel GMA 3000 | NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS AGP | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | Generation 3.5 | Curie |
| Code name | Lakeport | G73 |
| Launch date | 1 July 2006 | 1 July 2006 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 13 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.8 GTexel / s | |
| Transistor count | 177 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 23.2 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
