Intel HD Graphics P3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P3000 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P3000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 70% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 285 vs 151
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 68 vs 32
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2011 vs 15 June 2009
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 285 vs 151
PassMark - G2D Mark 68 vs 32

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2273 vs 1300
  • Around 75% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2273 vs 1300
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2273 vs 1300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2273 vs 1300

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P3000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
285
151
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
68
32
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1300
2273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1300
2273
Name Intel HD Graphics P3000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
PassMark - G3D Mark 285 151
PassMark - G2D Mark 68 32
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1300 2273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1300 2273

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics P3000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 6.0 Tesla
Code name Sandy Bridge GT2 G96
Launch date 1 February 2011 15 June 2009
Place in performance rating 1551 1554
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1350 MHz
Core clock speed 850 MHz 500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Transistor count 995 million 314 million
Floating-point performance 80 gflops
Pipelines 32
Texture fill rate 8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.1 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type GDDR2, GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

PCI-E 2.0