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.

 

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: 258 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 258 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 35
  • 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 35
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
258
123
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
35
75
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 258 123
PassMark - G2D Mark 35 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 1598 1599
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