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).

Intel HD Graphics 3000

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G

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 69% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 61 vs 36
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 36
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

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

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	36	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