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).

Intel HD Graphics P3000

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

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

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	1553	1556
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