Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs GeForce GT 610

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1147not rated
Place by popularity85not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Gen. 4 (2007−2010)
GPU code nameGF119Crestline
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores488
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors292 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt13.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.480no data
Floating-point performance0.1555 gflopsno 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1024 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGAno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2012 9 May 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 13 Watt

GT 610 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.

Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100, on the other hand, has 123.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 610 and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 610 is a desktop card while Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
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