Intel HD Graphics 2000 vs NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 2000 and NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

Intel HD Graphics 2000

NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 2000

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 350 MHz
607.1x more texture fill rate: 850 MTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 130 nm
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 456 vs 258
6.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 213 vs 34

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2011 vs 17 March 2003
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	456 vs 258
PassMark - G3D Mark	213 vs 34

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

456

258

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

213

Name	Intel HD Graphics 2000	NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1039
PassMark - G2D Mark	456	258
PassMark - G3D Mark	213	34

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 2000	NVIDIA GeForce PCX 5900
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Rankine
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT1	NV35
Launch date	5 January 2011	17 March 2003
Place in performance rating	687	662
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	350 MHz
Floating-point performance	10.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	6
Texture fill rate	850 MTexel / s	1.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	189 million	135 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0a
OpenGL	3.1	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		128 MB
Memory bandwidth		17.6 GB / s
Memory clock speed		550 MHz
Memory type		DDR