GMA X4500 vs GeForce 7600 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1201not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.05no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Generation 5.0 (2008)
GPU code nameG73Eaglelake
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)1 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data80
Core clock speed560 MHz533 MHz
Number of transistors177 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate6.7202.132
ROPs84
TMUs124

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
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.0
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 1 June 2008
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 13 Watt

GMA X4500 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 207.7% lower power consumption.

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