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).
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 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Generation 4.0 | Tesla |
Code name | Broadwater | G86 |
Launch date | 9 May 2007 | 9 May 2007 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1623 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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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 |
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HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
PowerMizer 7.0 |