Intel GMA 3000 vs NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Broadwater | G71 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Broadwater-Q | G71-N-A2 |
| Architecture | Generation 4.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | Intel | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 278 million |
| Die size | unknown | 196 mm² |
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GMA Graphics-M (GMA 3000 IGP) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | FSB | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | System Shared | 660 MHz 1320 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | System Shared | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | System Dependent | 42.24 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 7 |
| TMUs | 4 | 20 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.600 GPixel/s | 7.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 9.000 GTexel/s |
| Vertex rate | — | 787.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 13 W | 65 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
| Board number | — | P492 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Apr 2nd, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 7 AGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 145 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 |
