Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 887 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.07 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | GMA HD |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 10 January 2010 (14 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 | 192 | 12 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 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 |
| 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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 10 January 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 35 Watt |
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
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