GMA 3000 vs GeForce 7600 GS

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code nameG73Broadwater
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2006 (18 years ago)1 June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$84.99 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.

Core clock speed400 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors177 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate4.8001.600
ROPs84
TMUs124

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed400 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2006 1 June 2006
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 13 Watt

GMA 3000 has an age advantage of 2 months, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7600 GS and GMA 3000. We've got no test results to judge.


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