Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD vs Intel GMA X3100

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD and Intel GMA X3100 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD

Intel GMA X3100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 28% higher core clock speed: 640 MHz vs 500 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm

Launch date	1 October 2008 vs 9 May 2007
Core clock speed	640 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD	Intel GMA X3100
Essentials
Code name	Montevina	Broadwater
Launch date	1 October 2008	9 May 2007
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		Generation 4.0
Technical info
Core clock speed	640 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	10
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		13 Watt
API support
DirectX	10	9.0c
OpenGL		2.0
Memory
Memory type	mit Hauptspeicher geteilt (shared) bis 384 MB
Shared memory	yes
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16