HD Graphics 3000 vs FirePro M8900
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1180 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Generation 6.0 (2011) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | Sandy Bridge GT2+ |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 680 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 1,160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | unknown |
| Texture fill rate | 32.64 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS | 0.2496 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 |
| TMUs | 48 | 12 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | n/a | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Form factor | MXM-B | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 115 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2011 | 1 February 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
FirePro M8900 has an age advantage of 2 months.
HD Graphics 3000, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FirePro M8900 and HD Graphics 3000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro M8900 is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 3000 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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