Intel GMA 500 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 500 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M 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 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 130 nm
Core clock speed 500 MHz vs 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Name Intel GMA 500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
PassMark - G3D Mark 467
PassMark - G2D Mark 365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1820

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel GMA 500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Essentials

Architecture PowerVR SGX535 Tesla
Code name Poulsbo G92
Launch date 2 March 2008 23 February 2008
Place in performance rating not rated 779
Type Desktop Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 200 MHz 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 65 nm
Floating-point performance 160 gflops
Pipelines 96
Texture fill rate 16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt
Transistor count 754 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 MXM-HE
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL ES 2.0 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 51.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0

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