Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics vs GeForce 820M

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	991	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.03	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 5 Arrandale (2010)
GPU code name	N15V-GM	GMA HD
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)	10 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	$490	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	96	12
Core clock speed	775 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	no data
Floating-point performance	240.0 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 820M and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data

Memory type	DDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

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Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	7 January 2014	10 January 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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