Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 80 nm

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 4 October 2007
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 80 nm

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Around 31% higher core clock speed: 459 MHz vs 350 MHz
2.7x more pipelines: 16 vs 6

Core clock speed	459 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines	16 vs 6

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Name	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	294
PassMark - G3D Mark		228
PassMark - G2D Mark		47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		499

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
Essentials
Architecture	Ivy Bridge	Tesla
Code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	G86
Launch date	1 October 2012	4 October 2007
Place in performance rating	1653	1656
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$149
Price now		$37
Value for money (0-100)		3.22
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	350 MHz	459 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	6	16
Floating-point performance		29.376 gflops
Texture fill rate		3.67 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		21 Watt
Transistor count		210 million
API support
DirectX	11.0	10.0
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	64 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		256 MB
Memory bandwidth		6.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		DDR2
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 1.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None