Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs GeForce Go 7800

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1410not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.59no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Gen. 4 (2007−2010)
GPU code nameG70Crestline
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2006 (20 years ago)9 May 2007 (18 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 cores228
Core clock speed400 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed400 MHzno data
Number of transistors302 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology110 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt13.5 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs16no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed550 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth35.2 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 March 2006 9 May 2007
Chip lithography 110 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 13 Watt

Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 22% more advanced lithography process, and 169% lower power consumption.

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