NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs Intel GMA 3650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) and Intel GMA 3650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements.

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)

Intel GMA 3650

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 13 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 13 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel GMA 3650

Around 42% higher core clock speed: 640 MHz vs 450 MHz

Core clock speed	640 MHz vs 450 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	Intel GMA 3650
Essentials
Code name	MCP79MX	Cedarview
Launch date	14 October 2008	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		PowerVR SGX545
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	640 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt	13 Watt
Transistor count	282 Million
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.1
OpenGL		ES 2.0
Memory
Shared memory	yes
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCI