Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4.3x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 200 MHz
3x more pipelines: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 130 nm
87x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 261 vs 3

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2011 vs 1 November 2008
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	261 vs 3

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

2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 70 vs 35

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	70 vs 35

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

261

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
PassMark - G3D Mark	261	3
PassMark - G2D Mark	35	70
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	101

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 3000	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	PowerVR SGX5
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	GMA 500
Launch date	1 February 2011	1 November 2008
Place in performance rating	1604	1538
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	200 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	12	4
Texture fill rate	1.7 GTexel / s
Transistor count	995 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory	1	yes