GMA 900 vs GMA 3150

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)	Generation 3.0 (2005)
GPU code name	Pineview	Grantsdale
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 May 2007 (16 years ago)	1 June 2004 (19 years ago)
Current price	$75	$147

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	no data
Core clock speed	400 MHz	333 MHz
Number of transistors	123 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	0.8	1.332

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	PCI	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	IGP	IGP

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared

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

No outputs

No outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.4
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	9 May 2007	1 June 2004
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm

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