Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M

Comparative analysis of Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600

NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M

Differences

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

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 58 vs 49

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 May 2010 vs 15 June 2009
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	58 vs 49

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M

3x more core clock speed: 1210 MHz vs 400 MHz
12x more pipelines: 48 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 45 nm
35.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 213 vs 6

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1210 MHz vs 400 MHz
Pipelines	48 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	213 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

213

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
PassMark - G3D Mark	6	213
PassMark - G2D Mark	58	49
Geekbench - OpenCL		6433
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1860
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600	NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M
Essentials
Architecture	PowerVR SGX5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GMA 600	GT216
Launch date	1 May 2010	15 June 2009
Place in performance rating	1562	1565
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1210 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	4	48
CUDA cores		48
Floating-point performance		116.16 gflops
Gigaflops		174
Texture fill rate		8.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		23 Watt
Transistor count		486 million
API support
DirectX	9.0c	10.1
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Shared memory	yes	0
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory type		DDR3, GDDR2, GDDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		Single Link DVIDisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMIVGA
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size		medium sized
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management		8.0