GMA vs GMA 950

VS

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated1528
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 3.5 (2005)PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameLakeportCloverview
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2005 (19 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 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.

Core clock speed166 MHz533 MHz
Manufacturing process technology90 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)7 Wattno data
Texture fill rate0.661.066
ROPs11
TMUs42

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c9.0c
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.0ES 2.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2005 4 May 2010
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm

GMA has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GMA 950 and GMA. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


Intel GMA 950
GMA 950
Intel GMA
GMA

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


1.9 147 votes

Rate GMA 950 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.4 9 votes

Rate GMA on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.