Intel HD Graphics 3000 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 3000 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP 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), Geekbench - OpenCL.

Intel HD Graphics 3000

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 3000

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 55% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 550 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 40 nm
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 256 vs 123

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 February 2011 vs 1 December 2009
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 550 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 40 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	256 vs 123

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP

2.6x more texture fill rate: 4.4 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 16 vs 12
2.2x better floating-point performance: 44 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 75 vs 36
10.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1023 vs 101
10.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1023 vs 101

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	4.4 GTexel / s vs 1.7 GTexel / s
Pipelines	16 vs 12
Floating-point performance	44 gflops vs 20.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	75 vs 36
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1023 vs 101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1023 vs 101

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

256

123

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

101

1023

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

101

1023

Name	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP
PassMark - G3D Mark	256	123
PassMark - G2D Mark	36	75
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1137
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	101	1023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	101	1023
Geekbench - OpenCL		2855

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 3000	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 LP
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 6.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Sandy Bridge GT2	GT218
Launch date	1 February 2011	1 December 2009
Place in performance rating	1592	1593
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$169
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	850 MHz	550 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.4 gflops	44 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	12	16
Texture fill rate	1.7 GTexel / s	4.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	995 million	260 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		28 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.1
OpenGL	3.1	3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3