GMA 3150 vs GeForce GTX 880M
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 422 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.92 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Generation 4.0 (2006−2007) |
| GPU code name | N15E-GX-A2 | Pineview |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (16 years ago) |
| Current price | $1544 | $75 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
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 | 1536 | 16 |
| CUDA cores | 1536 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 123 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 127.1 | 0.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 3,050 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 880M and GMA 3150 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCI |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Video outputs and ports
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 | No outputs |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP content protection | + | no data |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | no data |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 880M outperforms GMA 3150 by 189050% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 9 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 13 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 880M and GMA 3150. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook card while GMA 3150 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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