GMA X3100 vs GeForce 320M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1226 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Generation 4.0 (2006−2007) |
| GPU code name | MCP89 | Broadwater |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2010 (14 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.0912 gflops | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2010 | 9 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 13 Watt |
GeForce 320M has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.
GMA X3100, on the other hand, has 76.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 320M and GMA X3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 320M is a notebook card while GMA X3100 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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