Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics vs GeForce 7800 GTX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1149not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.60no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010)
GPU code nameG70GMA HD
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date22 June 2005 (19 years ago)10 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 coresno data12
Core clock speed430 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors302 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)86 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate10.32no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs24no 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no data
Length228 mmno data
Width1-slotno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed600 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 June 2005 10 January 2010
Chip lithography 110 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 86 Watt 35 Watt

Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics has an age advantage of 4 years, a 144.4% more advanced lithography process, and 145.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7800 GTX and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop card while Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX
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