Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 70 vs 38

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2008 vs 14 August 2008
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	70 vs 38

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

2.7x more core clock speed: 530 MHz vs 200 MHz
12x more pipelines: 48 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 130 nm
122.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 367 vs 3

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	530 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	48 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	367 vs 3

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

367

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
PassMark - G3D Mark	3	367
PassMark - G2D Mark	70	38
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2376
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2376

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500	NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M
Essentials
Architecture	PowerVR SGX5	Tesla
Code name	GMA 500	G94
Launch date	1 November 2008	14 August 2008
Place in performance rating	1520	1521
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$99.95
Price now		$99.95
Value for money (0-100)		7.66
Technical info
Core clock speed	200 MHz	530 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	4	48
Floating-point performance		127.2 gflops
Texture fill rate		12.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Transistor count		505 million
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Shared memory	yes	0
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		51.1 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		1598 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		MXM-HE
Laptop size		large
Technologies
PowerMizer 8.0
PureVideo HD