Intel GMA 600 vs AMD FirePro RG220A

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA 600 and AMD FirePro RG220A 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 600

AMD FirePro RG220A

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 600

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 45 nm vs 55 nm

Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 55 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro RG220A

Around 25% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 400 MHz

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA 600	AMD FirePro RG220A
Essentials
Architecture	PowerVR SGX535	TeraScale
Code name	Lincroft	RV711
Launch date	4 May 2010	1 May 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	55 nm
Transistor count	140 million	242 million
Floating-point performance		80 gflops
Pipelines		80
Texture fill rate		4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	ES 2.0	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3