Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 vs ATI Radeon Xpress X1250
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 | no data | Gen. 4 (2007−2010) |
| GPU code name | RS690M | Crestline |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2007 (17 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 | 4 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 13.5 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.
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | no data |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 10 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2007 | 9 May 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 90 nm |
ATI Xpress X1250 has a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Xpress X1250 and Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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