Intel GMA X3100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X3100 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G 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).

Intel GMA X3100

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X3100

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

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 400 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 13 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA X3100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

Name	Intel GMA X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
PassMark - G3D Mark		59
PassMark - G2D Mark		241
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		542

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 4.0	Tesla
Code name	Broadwater	G86
Launch date	9 May 2007	9 May 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	1203
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	10 Watt
Floating-point performance		12.8 gflops
Pipelines		8
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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
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		GDDR3 / GDDR2
Shared memory		0
Technologies
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
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