Intel GMA X3100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X3100 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).

Intel GMA X3100

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

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 GS

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 11 Watt vs 13 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	11 Watt vs 13 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel GMA X3100	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 X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 4.0	Tesla
Code name	Broadwater	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	500 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 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	PCIe 1.0 x16	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
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