GMA 3150 vs NVS 3100M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared NVS 3100M with GMA 3150, including specs and performance data.
NVS 3100M outperforms GMA 3150 by a whopping 5100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1237 | 1546 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.61 | 0.05 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 4.0 (2006−2007) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | Pineview |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (17 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 | 16 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 123 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 0.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04698 TFLOPS | 0.0128 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 8 | 2 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.64 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0c |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 27−30 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 0.01 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 9 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 13 Watt |
NVS 3100M has a 5100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
GMA 3150, on the other hand, has 7.7% lower power consumption.
The NVS 3100M is our recommended choice as it beats the GMA 3150 in performance tests.
Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation card while GMA 3150 is a mobile workstation one.
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