Intel GMA X4500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel GMA X4500 and NVIDIA GeForce 9500 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel GMA X4500

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA X4500

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 50 Watt

Launch date	1 September 2008 vs 29 July 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 50 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

2.6x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 533 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm

Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 533 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel GMA X4500
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT

Name	Intel GMA X4500	NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark		172
PassMark - G2D Mark		32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1505
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1505

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel GMA X4500	NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 5.0	Tesla
Code name	Eaglelake	G96C
Launch date	1 September 2008	29 July 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	1666
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85.99
Price now		$85.99
Value for money (0-100)		4.13
Technical info
Core clock speed	533 MHz	1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	50 Watt
CUDA cores		32
Floating-point performance		89.6 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Pipelines		32
Texture fill rate		8.8 billion / sec
Transistor count		314 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		6.875" (17.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		256 / 512 MB
Memory bandwidth		25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
CUDA
SLI