GMA X3100 vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra

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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
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code nameNV34 A2Broadwater
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2003 (21 year ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 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 speed325 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors45 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data13 Watt
Texture fill rate1.3004.000
ROPs41
TMUs48

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno 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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed325 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth10.4 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.

DirectX9.0a9.0c
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)2.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2003 9 May 2007
Chip lithography 150 nm 90 nm

GMA X3100 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and GMA X3100. We've got no test results to judge.


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