Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 MX + nForce 220

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and NVIDIA GeForce2 MX + nForce 220 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 GeForce2 MX + nForce 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4.9x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 175 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 180 nm

Launch date	1 February 2011 vs 4 June 2001
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 175 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 180 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX + nForce 220

Name	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX + nForce 220
PassMark - G3D Mark	261
PassMark - G2D Mark	35
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	NVIDIA GeForce2 MX + nForce 220
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Celsius
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	Crush11
Launch date	1 February 2011	4 June 2001
Place in performance rating	1604	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	175 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	180 nm
Pipelines	12
Texture fill rate	1.7 GTexel / s
Transistor count	995 million	20 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 4x
API support
DirectX	10.1	7.0
OpenGL	3.1	1.2
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit
Shared memory	1