GMA 3000 vs ATI Radeon X800 CrossFire Edition
Contents
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Generation 4.0 (2006−2007) |
| GPU code name | R423 | Broadwater |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 October 2005 (20 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (20 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 1.600 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 October 2005 | 1 June 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
GMA 3000 has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 44% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X800 CrossFire Edition and GMA 3000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X800 CrossFire Edition is a desktop graphics card while GMA 3000 is a notebook one.
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