GeForce 9500M GE vs ATI Radeon HD 3100
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RV6xx (2008−2010) | no data |
| GPU code name | RS780MC | MCP79Mx + NB9M |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 August 2008 (17 years ago) | 9 January 2008 (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 | 40 | 24 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 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 | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 10.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2008 | 9 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
ATI HD 3100 has an age advantage of 6 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
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