Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 or GMA 3600 is an integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2600) without dedicated memory. It is based on a PowerVR SGX 545 design similar to the GMA 500 (SGX 535). In theory the GPU should support DirectX 10.1 but at launch only DirectX 9 support was available.
The gaming performance is very bad and many games are not even running at all.
Compared to the HD 3650, the 3600 is clocked slower (400 vs 640MHz).
The GMA 3600 also includes an integrated video decoder to handle some types of HD videos and supports an HDMI output.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 or GMA 3150 is an integrated (shared memory) graphics card that is located on the processor package of the Intel Atom N4xx processors. The graphics core is based on a GMA X3100 design (according to Intel) but features only two processor cores clocked at 200 MHz. Therefore, the performance is only a bit better than the old GMA 950 found in many Netbooks with N270 Atom CPUs.
The 3D performance of the GMA 3150 is therefore only suited for some low demanding 3D games in low details. In our tests only the old Quake 3 Arena ran fluently (even with high detail settings). Furthermore, Torchlight ran more or less fluently in 800x600 - low, but Fraps only showed 10fps. More modern low demanding games like Trackmania Nations Forever or Left 4 Dead only showed a slideshow. In our tests with the Dell Mini 1018 many modern games didn't even start (driver 8.14.10.2117):
- Crysis
- Anno 1404
- Supreme Commander
- Need for Speed Shift
- Mafia II
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
According to Intel, the GMA 3150 can help the CPU decode MPEG2 videos. The DXVAChecker shows hooks for MPEG2 (VLD, MoComp, A, and C) up to 1920x1080. Therefore, the performance of the N450 and N470 with GMA 3150 is currently not sufficient to watch H.264 encoded HD videos with a higher resolution than 720p. HD flash videos (e.g. from youtube) are also not running fluently on the Atom CPUs.
Another drawback of the GMA 3150 are the supported display types and resolutions. The GMA 3150 supports one digital LVDS port (to connect the internal display) with resolutions up to 1366x768. Furthermore, an external analog VGA port with resolutions up to 1400x1050 (according to Intel, 1680x1080 reported on a Samsung NC10) is supported. DisplayPort, HDMI or DVI are not possible (no SDVO ports to connect them). Therefore, AtomN450 Netbooks with HDMI ports will only be possible with the upcoming ION 2 GPU.
The main advantage of the new GMA 3150 is the low power consumption as it is integrated in the Atom CPU.
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 or GMA 3650 is an integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2800) without dedicated memory. It is based on a PowerVR SGX 545 design similar to the GMA 500 (SGX 535). It is still not very fast and is therefore not really suited for gaming. Our tests also show that many games wont even start with the GPU and are therefore not playable. Furthermore, the announced DX 10.1 support is not given at launch, only DirectX 9.
The GMA 3650 also features a HD video decoder and is able to output to HDMI ports.
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Codename | Cedar Trail | Pineview | Cedar Trail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | PowerVR SGX5 | Gen. 4 | PowerVR SGX5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 400 MHz | 200 MHz | 640 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 9.1 | DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0 | DirectX 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 32 nm | 45 nm | 32 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 1.5, Clear Video HD (SD Videos only), MPEG-2 Decode, Adaptive Interlacing, | OpenGL 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 01.11.2011 | 10.01.2010 | 01.11.2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 123 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.intel.com |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
Average Benchmarks Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 → 100% n=8
Average Benchmarks Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 → 55% n=8
Average Benchmarks Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 → 114% n=8
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Fifa 12
2011
F1 2011
2011
StarCraft 2
2010
Colin McRae: DIRT 2
2009
Sims 3
2009
Left 4 Dead
2008
Trackmania Nations Forever
2008
World in Conflict - Benchmark
2007
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
2005
F.E.A.R.
2005
World of Warcraft
2005
Doom 3
2004
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
1999Average Gaming Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 → 100%
Average Gaming Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 → 85%
Average Gaming Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 → 100%
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| Anno 2070 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fifa 12 | -1 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F1 2011 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colin McRae: DIRT 2 | -1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Left 4 Dead | 3 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 | | | | | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 | | | | | |
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
