ATI FireGL V3100 vs Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | PowerVR SGX5 (2008−2011) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | GMA 500 | RV370 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 November 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 September 2004 (21 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 | 4 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 391 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.564 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 196 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 3.136 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2008 | 1 September 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 110 nm |
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 has an age advantage of 4 years.
ATI FireGL V3100, on the other hand, has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 and FireGL V3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 is a notebook graphics card while FireGL V3100 is a workstation one.
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