Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs GeForce 8600M GT SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G8x (2007) | Gen. 4 (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | NB8P-GS | Crestline |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 October 2007 (17 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (17 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 | 64 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 598 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 13.5 Watt |
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 |
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 | GDDR3, GDDR2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2007 | 9 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 13 Watt |
8600M GT SLI has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8600M GT SLI and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100. We've got no test results to judge.
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