Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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), Geekbench - OpenCL.

Intel HD Graphics 3000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 258 vs 212

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2011 vs 15 June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	258 vs 212

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

Around 29% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 850 MHz
4.7x more texture fill rate: 8 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 48 vs 12
5.2x better floating-point performance: 105.6 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 39 vs 35
17.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1727 vs 101
17.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1727 vs 101

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 850 MHz
Texture fill rate	8 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines	48 vs 12
Floating-point performance	105.6 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	39 vs 35
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1727 vs 101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1727 vs 101

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

258

212

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

101

1727

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

101

1727

Name	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
PassMark - G3D Mark	258	212
PassMark - G2D Mark	35	39
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	101	1727
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	101	1727
Geekbench - OpenCL		5644

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	GT216
Launch date	1 February 2011	15 June 2009
Place in performance rating	1598	1600
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.4 gflops	105.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	12	48
Texture fill rate	1.7 GTexel / s	8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	995 million	486 million
CUDA cores		48
Gigaflops		158
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		23 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Dual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		HDA
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.1	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)
Memory type		GDDR2, GDDR3
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management		8.0