Intel GMA 3100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 3100 and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

Intel GMA 3100

NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 3100

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 74% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 230 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 150 nm

Launch date	9 May 2007 vs 14 December 2003
Core clock speed	400 MHz vs 230 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 150 nm

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA 3100	NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 4.0	Celsius
Code name	Bearlake	NV18 C1
Launch date	9 May 2007	14 December 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	230 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	150 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt
Texture fill rate		920 MTexel / s
Transistor count		29 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	8.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		128 MB
Memory bandwidth		1.056 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		132 MHz
Memory type		DDR