Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs GeForce 9400 GT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1247	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.59	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Gen. 4 (2007−2010)
GPU code name	G96C	Crestline
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2008 (16 years ago)	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data

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	16	8
Core clock speed	550 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	13.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.400	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.0448 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	DDR2	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
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	Dual Link DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 August 2008	9 May 2007
Chip lithography	55 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	13 Watt

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