Intel GMA X3100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X3100 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT 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 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X3100

Around 11% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 450 MHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 14 Watt

Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 450 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 14 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm

Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel GMA X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		67
PassMark - G2D Mark		56
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		892
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		892

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 4.0	Tesla
Code name	Broadwater	G86
Launch date	9 May 2007	9 May 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	1630
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	14 Watt
Floating-point performance		28.8 gflops
Pipelines		16
Texture fill rate		3.6 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
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.0
OpenGL	2.0	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		19.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1200 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3 / GDDR2
Shared memory		0
Technologies
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0