GMA 950 vs GMA X4500

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 5.0 (2008)Generation 3.5 (2005)
GPU code nameEaglelakeLakeport
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 June 2008 (16 years ago)1 May 2005 (19 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 cores80no data
Core clock speed533 MHz166 MHz
Manufacturing process technology65 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt7 Watt
Texture fill rate2.1320.66
ROPs41
TMUs44

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
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memoryno data+

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.

DirectX10.09.0c
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2008 1 May 2005
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 7 Watt

GMA X4500 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

GMA 950, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GMA X4500 and GMA 950. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GMA X4500 is a desktop card while GMA 950 is a notebook one.


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