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.
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 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 39 vs 36
- 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 36 |
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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 258 | 212 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 36 | 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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI |
Audio input for HDMI | HDA | |
HDMI | ||
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 10.1 |
OpenGL | 3.1 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Memory bus width | 64 / 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Shared memory | 1 | 0 |
Memory bandwidth | 16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3) | |
Memory type | GDDR2, GDDR3 | |
Technologies |
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HybridPower | ||
Power management | 8.0 |