GMA X3000 vs ATI Radeon 7000 PCI

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)Generation 4.0 (2006−2007)
GPU code nameRV100Broadwater
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2001 (23 years ago)1 June 2006 (18 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 speed133 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors30 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology180 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate0.44.000
ROPs11
TMUs38

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).

InterfacePCIPCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slotIGP
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 amount32 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed133 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth2.128 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.09.0c
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 February 2001 1 June 2006
Chip lithography 180 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 13 Watt

GMA X3000 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 7000 PCI and GMA X3000. We've got no test results to judge.


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