UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) vs Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 750 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.73 |
| Architecture | Gen. 3 (2005) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | GMA 950 | Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2005 (19 years ago) | 28 May 2019 (5 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 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 12-25 Watt |
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 | DDR4 |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2005 | 28 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 12 Watt |
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 has 71.4% lower power consumption.
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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