Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 vs Intel GMA 950

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 and Intel GMA 950 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150

Intel GMA 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 45 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	10 January 2010 vs 1 May 2005
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
GPU 2: Intel GMA 950

Name	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150	Intel GMA 950
PassMark - G3D Mark	3
PassMark - G2D Mark	86

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150	Intel GMA 950
Essentials
Code name	Pineview	Lakeport
Launch date	10 January 2010	1 May 2005
Place in performance rating	1472	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		Generation 3.5
Technical info
Boost clock speed	200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2
Transistor count	123 Million
Core clock speed		166 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		7 Watt
Memory
Shared memory	yes
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
API support
DirectX		9.0c
OpenGL		2.0