Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA NVS 300

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA NVS 300 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA NVS 300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 40 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 8 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 40 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 300

Around 49% higher core clock speed: 520 MHz vs 350 MHz
2.7x more pipelines: 16 vs 6

Core clock speed	520 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines	16 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA NVS 300

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA NVS 300
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
PassMark - G3D Mark		122
PassMark - G2D Mark		40
Geekbench - OpenCL		2471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		996
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		996

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA NVS 300
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	GT218
Launch date	1 October 2012	8 January 2011
Place in performance rating	1653	1654
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	6	16
Floating-point performance		39.36 gflops
Texture fill rate		4.16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		18 Watt
Transistor count		260 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	10.1
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		12.64 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1580 MHz
Memory type		DDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		145 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None