Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 vs GeForce FX Go 5200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1489 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | PowerVR SGX5 (2008−2011) |
| GPU code name | NV31M | Cedar Trail |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (21 year ago) | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
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 cores | 5 | 4 |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 32 nm |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no 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 type | DDR | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2003 | 1 November 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 32 nm |
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 368.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX Go 5200 and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600. We've got no test results to judge.
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