Intel GMA X3000 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X3000 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M 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.

Intel GMA X3000

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X3000

Around 11% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 450 MHz

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 450 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 13 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA X3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

Name	Intel GMA X3000	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M
PassMark - G3D Mark		47
PassMark - G2D Mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA X3000	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 4.0	Curie
Code name	Broadwater	G72
Launch date	1 June 2006	1 June 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	620
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	10 Watt
Boost clock speed		450 MHz
Pipelines		4
Texture fill rate		1.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count		112 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	MXM-III
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		11.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		700 Bit
Memory clock speed		1400 MHz
Memory type		64
Shared memory		0
Technologies
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II