GMA vs Quadro NVS 280 PCIe

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameNV37Cloverview
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 May 2004 (21 years ago)4 May 2010 (15 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.

Core clock speed275 MHz533 MHz
Number of transistors45 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)13 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.1001.066
ROPs41
TMUs42

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount64 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DMS-59No outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a9.0c
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)ES 2.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 May 2004 4 May 2010
Chip lithography 150 nm 32 nm

GMA has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 368.8% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 PCIe and GMA. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 280 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while GMA is a notebook one.

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