Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 320M

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 and NVIDIA GeForce 320M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600

NVIDIA GeForce 320M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600

Videocard is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later

Launch date	1 May 2010 vs 1 April 2010

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 320M

Around 13% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 400 MHz
8x more pipelines: 32 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 45 nm
35x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 210 vs 6
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 59 vs 58

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	450 MHz vs 400 MHz
Pipelines	32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	210 vs 6
PassMark - G2D Mark	59 vs 58

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 320M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

210

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600	NVIDIA GeForce 320M
PassMark - G3D Mark	6	210
PassMark - G2D Mark	58	59
Geekbench - OpenCL		2474
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1735

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600	NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Essentials
Architecture	PowerVR SGX5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GMA 600	MCP89
Launch date	1 May 2010	1 April 2010
Place in performance rating	1576	1577
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	4	32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		23 Watt
Transistor count		486 million
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.1
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Shared memory	yes	yes
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16