Radeon HD 4650 vs Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1159 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 4 (2007−2010) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Crestline | RV730 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 September 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Current price | $77 | $154 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 8 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13.5 Watt | 48 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 19.20 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 384.0 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 and Radeon HD 4650 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.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 193 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no 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 Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 10 September 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 48 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 and Radeon HD 4650. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4650 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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