Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 89% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 450 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 258 vs 68
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2011 vs 15 October 2008
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 258 vs 68

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G

  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 61 vs 35
  • 10.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1044 vs 101
  • 10.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1044 vs 101
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 61 vs 35
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1044 vs 101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1044 vs 101

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
258
68
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
35
61
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
101
1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
101
1044
Name Intel HD Graphics 3000 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G
PassMark - G3D Mark 258 68
PassMark - G2D Mark 35 61
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 101 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 101 1044

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics 3000 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G

Essentials

Architecture Generation 6.0 Tesla
Code name Sandy Bridge GT2 C79MX
Launch date 1 February 2011 15 October 2008
Place in performance rating 1598 1601
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 850 MHz 450 MHz
Floating-point performance 20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 12
Texture fill rate 1.7 GTexel / s
Transistor count 995 million 314 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.1 3.3

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory 1