Intel GMA 3150 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 3150 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 3150

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 45 nm vs 80 nm
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 80 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 11 Watt vs 13 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA 3150
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Name Intel GMA 3150 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
PassMark - G3D Mark 101
PassMark - G2D Mark 34
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 40

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel GMA 3150 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Essentials

Architecture Generation 4.0 Tesla
Code name Pineview G86
Launch date 9 May 2007 9 May 2007
Place in performance rating not rated 1693
Type Desktop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $14.99
Price now $14.99
Value for money (0-100) 7.22

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt 11 Watt
Floating-point performance 25.6 gflops
Pipelines 16
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI MXM-I

API support

DirectX 9.0c 10.0
OpenGL 2.0 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz
Memory type GDDR2 / GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0

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