笔记本显卡比较-Comparison of Graphic Cards

Comparison of Graphic Cards

In the following we will briefly list all graphics cards which are available for notebooks at the market today. The GPUs are sorted by performance and classified in different classes. To get a better overview on current laptop graphic cards, older cards can be greyed out.

For more informations please refer to our benchmark lists and gaming performance list.

Class 1

High End Graphics Cards -

These cards are compareable to enthusiasm desktop graphics cards, like the 9800M GT. The cards have a similar core, as their desktop counterparts, but are clocked lower and often have less shader processors. Modern games like Age of Conan, Race Driver Grid, Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, or Gothic 3 should run fluently with high details (Crysis should run in medium to high details).

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2

~ 100%

Two Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Crossfire mode (similar to SLI). Doubles the power consumption but shows only 0-50% better performance (depends on the game support, drivers and settings).
550 MHz, 1600 - unified, DX10.1 | 888 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

~ 78%

Two 9800M GTX paired with SLI. About 0-40% faster depending on the game / benchmark. As all SLI combinations, the 9800M GTX SLI suffers from micro stuttering with low frame rates. In SLI mode enormous energy consumption.
500 MHz, 224 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M

~ 85%

The GeForce GTX 280M is based on the G92b chip with the full range of 128 pipelines and therefore is similar to the Desktop 9800 GTX+ (but not similar to the GTX 280). Due to more pipelines and a higher clock, it is considerable faster than the 9800M GTX.
585 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT SLI

~ 99%

Two 9800M GT in SLI comination. The 9800M GT is identical like the 8800M GTX regarding the technical data. Therefore, the performance can be compared with the 8800M GTX SLI. According to the SLI support, the performance is 0-40% better than a single 9800M GT. Micro stutterings can occur like with all SLI combinations.
500 MHz, 192 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI

Two 9800M GTS graphics card in SLI mode. The two cards are somewhere between 0-40% faster than a single GTS and need the twice amount of current. As all SLI combinations, micro stuttering can be an issue.
600 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

~ 93%

Two Mobility Radeon 3870 graphics cards (on MXM boards) combined in crossfire mode. The crossfire mode is compareable to the SLI solution by Nvidia and should perform about 20-40% better than a single 3870. As all multi GPU solutions today, the HD 3870 X2 suffers from micro stuttering (at frame rates around 30 fps).
660 MHz, 640 - unified, DX10.1 | 850 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

~ 84%

Two Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX are combined by SLI with the purpose to offer the fastest graphic performance for laptops. DirectX 10 games should run fluently with high details. Currently the SLI is solution is only 0-9% faster than a single 8800M GTX in games (in 3DMark up to 36%).
500 MHz, 192 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2

~ 91%

The X2 consists out of two Mobilty Radeon HD 3850 in Crossfire mode. According to AMD the performance should be compareable to an 8800M GTX SLI.
580 MHz, 640 - unified, DX10.1 | 750 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M

~ 76%

Professional high-end mobile workstation graphics card with certified drivers. Features even more shaders than the 9800M GTX (128 versus 112) at compareable clock speed.
550 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870

~ 73%

Higher clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4850 with GDDR5 memory. The clock rates lie below the desktop 4850. Still the current consumption is very high.
550 MHz, 800 - unified, DX10.1 | 888 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M is basically a higher clocked GeForce 9800M GTX in 55nm and based on the G92b core (therefore not compareable to the desktop GTX 260). Compared with the 9800M GTX, the GTX 260M is produced in 55nm and therefore higher clocked.
550 MHz, 112 - unified, DX10 | 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX

~ 76%

As the 8800M GTX, the 9800M GTX is based on the G92 chip, but has more unified shaders. This provides enough performance for high details in demanding DirectX 10 games like Crysis, Bioshock, or Age of Conan. The integrated PureVideo HD engine can assist the cpu in decoding HD videos.
500 MHz, 112 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 *

40nm RV740 core (the desktop version is called HD 4750) that features less shader cores than the Mobility HD 4850 (640 like the desktop HD 4830) and only a 128 bit memory bus. Because of the high core clock and GDDR5 memory, the card should perform pretty well.
650 MHz, 640 - unified, DX10.1 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850

~ 77%

Based on the desktop HD 4850 but with slower clock rates. The current consumption ranges from 45 to 65 Watt for the 4800 series.
500 MHz, 800 - unified, DX10.1 | 850 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT

~ 70%

Based on the G92 core, but only with 96 shaders. The performance should be similar to the 8800M GTX. PureVideo HD supports the CPU in decoding HD Videos.
500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

55nm version of the GeForce 9800M GTS with the current comsumtion of the 9800M GS and therefore even apt for 15" laptops.
600 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

~ 69%

Based on the desktop 9600 GT (G94 core), the 9800M GTS is produced either in 65 nm (512 MB) or 55 nm (1024 MB). The performance of the GTS is compareable to the GT version (due to the higher clock speed). The PureVideo HD engine supports the CPU in decoding HD videos.
600 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX

~ 70%

The Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX is based upon the desktop G92 chip and offers clearly better performance than the GeForce 8700M GT and 8800M GTS due to 256 bit memory bus.
500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS

~ 63%

As the 9800M GTS, the 9800M GS is based on the G94 core but features a lower clock speed. It is manufactured in 55 nm and therefore has a lower max current consumption (60W). The integrated PureVideo HD engine is able to decode HD videos.
530 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS

~ 58%

The 9700M GTS is not based on the G96 (as the GT) but on the G94 core with 48 shaders. PureVideo HD helps the CPU in decoding HD videos.
530 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

~ 58%

Professional mobile workstation card with certified drivers. Based on the GeForce 9700M GTS.
530 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870

~ 57%

Higher clocked Mobilty Radeon HD 3850, also manufactured in 55 nm and with DirectX 10.1 support. The Avivo HD video engine helps the cpu in decoding HD videos.
660 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | 850 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI

~ 55%

2x by SLI combined GeForce 7950 GTX graphic cards at a chipset NVidia NForce 4 SLI. Very high DirectX 9 performance and high heat creation characterize these two cards.
575 MHz, 48 / 16 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 700 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI

~ 52%

Two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics cards are bounded by SLI. Depending on the SLI support of the game, the performance advantage of the 2nd card can be between 0-50%.
500 MHz, 48 / 16 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS

~ 57%

The Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS is based upon the Desktio G92 chip and offers a better performance than the GeForce 8700M GT due to a 256 bit memory bus and much more Shaders. The amount of shaders is lower than with the GTX version (64 versus 96).
500 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

~ 69%

The professional graphic card for CAD, DCC and visualising applications is based upon the 8800M GTX (according to GPU-Z on the GTS). Therefore, the graphic card offers eminent performance values but with high current consumption. Dedicated drivers grant an errorfree and faster representation with professional applications than the GeForce models.
500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

~ 51%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX is top of the mobile graphic cards line from NVIDIA (of the 7000 series) and successor of the 7900 GTX graphics card. It has the same current consumption as the 7900 GTX card an still performs very good in DX9 games.
575 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 700 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M

~ 41%

The Quadro FX 3500M is the fastest professional workstation graphic card for laptops frpm NVIDIA. Probably it is based upon  NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950GTX. Therefore also a good gaming performance can be expected.
575 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 700 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI

~ 61%

2 GeForce 8700M GT graphic cards combined by SLI offer very good performance data but also a high current consumption. The SLI performance advantage may be very low (depending on the SLI support of the game).
625 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 2x128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI

~ 48%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI are two Geforce 7800GTX video cards for notebooks combined by SLI on NVidia NForce 4 SLI mainboard. It was the top graphic card of the 7000 series from NVidia before the introduction of the 7900.
440 MHz, 48 / 16 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 550 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI

~ 46%

Two NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS graphics cards are bounded by SLI. This shows only in SLI supported games a clear performance advantage and makes it partially faster than a GTX version.

375 MHz, 40 / 14 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

~ 42%

GeForce Go 7900 GTX is the predecessor of the 7950 GTX and has still a very good DirectX 9 performance. 
500 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M

~ 44%

This is a professional video card for notebooks from NVidia It is based on 7900GTX. The application performance is very good due to special professional drivers (3D rendering, CAD), but the gaming performance is weaker. With modded drivers, it should work like a 7900 GTX.
500 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI

~ 54%

Two DirectX 10 medium class GeForce 8600M GT graphic cards combined by SLI. Due to SLI they are 0-60% faster than one single card depending on the game. The performance is sufficient for current games but not sufficient for DirectX 10 detail levels.  The graphic chip H.264 offers hardware acceleration for videos.
475 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

~ 41%

Lower clocked desktop HD 3850 manufactured in 55 nm and with DirectX 10.1 support. The performance should be somewhere between 8800 GTS and GTX and therefore it should perform quite well for games like Call of Duty 4. The Avivo HD video engine helps the cpu in decoding HD videos.
580 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | 750 MHz, 256 Bit

Class 2

Midrange Graphics Cards - These cards should be able to display all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games like Crysis, Age of Conan, or Mass Effect are only playable with lower settings. Less demanding (and older) games, like Fifa 08, Command & Conquer 3, or Battlefield 2142 can be played with higher detail levels.

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT

~ 44%

Successor of the 8700M GT and technically a higher clocked 9600M GT. Improved video engine for decoding HD videos (PureVideo HD - VP2), HybridPower, CUDA, and PhysX support.
625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670

Higher clocked version of the Mobilty HD 4650. Supports the Avivo HD technology and should perform significantly better than the pevious 3670. The performance of the cards depends on the used type of memory (DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3 possible) and should lie somewhere between the desktop HD 4650 and 4670.
675 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M

~ 50%

The GeForce GT 130M is a higher clocked GeForce 9650M GT with a slightly lower TDP (level of the 9600M GT). The performance differs according to the used type of memory (DDR3 up to 1066 MHz and DDR up to 600 MHz). PhysX is only supported in an SLI configuration.
600 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 1066 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT

~ 40%

The GeForce 9650M GT is a higher clocked 9600M GT but because of the die shrink from 65nm to 55nm the current consumption stays the same. The performance of the higher clocked chip should be up to 20% faster than the 9600M GT.
550 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

~ 35%

This is the smaller version of the 7900 GTX with less shader- and vertex-pipelines and less current consumption. Nevertheless it is not apt for small notebooks. The performance is near to the 7800 GTX, but needs clearly less energy. It was used in 17" notebooks, because of heat issues.
375 MHz, 20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

~ 55%

The Mobility HD 4650 is based on the Desktop 4650 architecture, but features a lower clock rate of memory and core. Depending on the core clock (450-550MHz possible) and the used memory (DDR2, DDR3, GDDR3 with 600-800 MHz possible) the mobile 4650 can show a different performance. The current consumption of the chip alone ranges from 15-25W. Features Avivo HD video features.
550 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS

~ 39%

The 9650M is a higher clocked 9500M GS and the successor of the 8700M GT (same chip but other spinning). Therefore, the performance should be on par with the 8700M GT.
625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M

~ 56%

625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M

~ 48%

This is a highend workstation graphic chip (for CAD and 3D programs optimized) with DirectX 10 and good OpenGL support - based on the GeForce 8700M GT graphic card.
625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT

~ 43%

The NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT is a DirectX 10 capable video card with 32 Stream Precessors like the 8600M GT, but the core-, shader- and memory clock is higher. Therefore the performance is somewhat above the 8600M GT.
625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

~ 44%

DirectX 10 business graphic card, which is optimized for compatibility and stability. The graphic card seems to have the same core like the 8700M series and therefore shows good performance data.
575 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M

~ 38%

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M is the version of 7900 GS video card for notebooks, which is optimized for CAD and professional 3D-applications.
375 MHz, 20 / 7 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

~ 44%

Successor of the 8600M GT and because of the smaller 65nm production process the card is higher clocked (and therefore faster) with the same current consumption.Furthermore, it features an improved video processor (VP3) and HybridPower to save current (in conjunction with the 9100M G).
500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M

~ 52%

Professional graphics card with certified drivers for professional 3D applications and CAD with a significant improved OpenGL performance. The chip is based on the 9600M GT consumer cards.
500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M

~ 38%

Slower clocked GeForce GT 130M with the same features and a lower power consumption.
32 - unified, DX10 | , 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX

~ 37%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX was the top graphic card of the 7000 series from NVidia before the introduction of the 7900 and still provides good DirectX 9 performance.

440 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 550 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT

~ 39%

The 2600 XT is a higher clocked HD 2600/2700 with Avivo HD video functions. The performance lies a bit over the 9500M GS middle class graphics card. Modern DirectX 10 games are playable but not with highest details.
700 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10 | 750 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1900

~ 27%

Fastest DirectX 9 only graphics card from ATI and as fast as an 7900 GS. Has enough performance for all DirectX 9 games.
400 MHz, 36 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 470 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT

~ 37%

More pipelines and a faster clockspeed enable the X1800XT to have more performance than the X1800 and make it therefore good for elder DirectX 9 games.
550 MHz, 16 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 650 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800

~ 28%

The ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 is a reduced version of the X1800XT with still a high current consumption.
450 MHz, 12 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

~ 30%

The mobile top video card of the 6000 series brought more desktop-comparable performance in notebooks. Nevertheless, it also has a considerable current consumption and heat development. It is a higher clocked Geforce Go 6800 (not more pipelines!) and therefore faster and hotter, too. It was replaced by 7800 GTX and 7900 GTX.
450 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800

~ 25%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 is the small sister (less pipelines, low clocked) of the 7800 GTX video cards for notebooks. It is a very fast graphic card and allows good gaming performance (in 2006). It was replaced by the GeForce Go 7900 GS.
400 MHz, 16 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 550 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 *

Lower middle-class GPU that features a low shader count and a 64 bit memory bus but a high clock speed. Similar to the desktop Radeon 4550. Supports Avivo HD and DirectX 10.1.
680 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670

~ 35%

Higher clocked HD 3650 with clock rates nearly as high as the old 2600 XT. Compared to it, the HD 3650 should be cooler (55nm process) and features DirectX 10.1 support. Avivo HD is also included to decode HD videos with the GPU.
680 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS

~ 36%

Slower clocked 9600M GT and therefore a bit slower and cooler. In conjunction with an 9100M the 9600M GS is able to use HybridPower to save current.
430 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS

~ 33%

Middle class GPU that ist about 10% faster than a similar clocked GeForce 8600M GT graphics adapter. Therefore, the card does not deliver enough performance for very high details with DirectX 10 effects of demanding games like Crysis.
475 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700

~ 34%

It is a higher clocked HD 2600 and intended competitor to the 8600M GT middle class graphic card. Furthermore, this video card offers some video functions (Avivo HD).
700 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

~ 33%

The Hd 3650 is a middle class graphics card (in 2008) and compareable to an 8600M GT GPU from Nvidia. It is fabricated in 55nm process and due to Avivo video engine the graphic card can support the processor with several video operations (HD video too).
600 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5725 *

Professional middle-class graphic card with OpenGL optimized drivers that are certified for most 3D and CAD applications.
680 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5700

~ 37%

The FireGL V5700 is a professional graphics card and based on the HD 3650 core chip. Especially the OpenGL performance should be higher than with a consumer card.
600 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M

~ 38%

Performance workstation grafik chip with DirectX 10 support, probably bases upon 8600M GT.
475 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

~ 31%

The NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7600 GT GPU for laptops. Depending on the used graphic memory and the clock speed,  the performance is between the 7600 GT and 7900 GS video card.
475 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT

~ 29%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT video card for notebooks is a faster GeForce Go 7600 with 4 additional pixel-pipelines (12 instead of 8) but was only obstruced in the Sony AR11 notebook.
500 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600

~ 26%

This is a DirectX 10 graphic card from ATI and direct competitor to the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphic card for laptops and performs in games much better than the Nvidia card.
500 MHz, 120 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G

~ 25%

Compared to the 9600M and 9500M GS, the 9500M G has only half of the unified shaders (16 versus 32) as the old 9600M GS. Therefore, the performance should be clearly beyond these cards. The 9500M G is the fastest card that still supports GeForceBoost (SLI with chipset 9100M G). Furthermore, HybridPower and the new PureVideo HD (VP3) engine are included.
500 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS

~ 24%

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7600 / 7700 for laptops and technically a higher clocked 8400M GT. The performance is slightly above the 7600 / 7700 and, therefore, it can represent DirectX9 games fluently. For DirectX 10 effects, the power of the card is not sufficient.
600 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700

~ 28%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 is the successor of the NVidia GeForce Go 7600 video card for notebooks. It is built in 80nm process and its performance is between GeForce Go 7600 and 7600 GT.
450 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800

~ 28%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 is lower clocked than the 6800 Ultra video card for notebooks (and also cooler). The number of pixel pipelines and vertex pipelines is the same like in 6800 Ultra.
300 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 300 MHz, 128/256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400

~ 12%

NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400 is a professional notebook video card for CAD and professional 3D applications and based on the NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 chip.
330 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 500 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT

~ 25%

Once, the ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT was the top graphic card of the X-series. Nevertheless it only offers Shader 2.0 and was detached by the X1800XT for notebooks.

480 MHz, 16 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | 550 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1700

~ 23%

Successor of the X1600 and because of strained silicium process it can achieve a higher performance with the same current consumption (more shaders). The Avivo video engine helps decoding (HD) videos.
475 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 400 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5250

~ 15%

Professional graphics card for 3D applications and CAD based on the ATI Mobility Radeon X1700.
12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | , 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2500

~ 24%

Like the ATI Mobility Radeon X2300, the ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 is a renamed  X1600 / X1700 chip with DirectX 9 support. The gaming performance ought to be classified comparable to X1400.
425 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 400 MHz, 64/128 Bit

Class 3

Low-Midrange Graphics Cards - Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600

~ 22%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 is a middle class video card of the 7000 series and suited for games of the year 2006. The performance is very similar to ATI X1600 / X1700. Compared to the desktop 7600 it is clearly slower.
450 MHz, 8 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 128/64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300M

Business graphic card based on the Go 7600 with drivers and Bios, which are optimized according the stability.
450 MHz, 8 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | 500 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800

~ 23%

This is the smaller version of the X800XT and therefore also uses much current (and produces much heat). The performance is nowadays slower than an old Geforce Go 7700.
400 MHz, 12 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | 350 MHz, 128/256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

~ 21%

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600.
450 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 470 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGl V5200

~ 13%

The ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 is a professional graphics card for CAD and 3D applications based on ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 core.
425 MHz, 12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 475 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9800

~ 19%

ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 is a desktop X800 for AGP with energy saving functions and needs a lot of current. Therefore, the performance of this card was very good, but it was rarely used (in a Dell notebook).
350 MHz, 8 / 4 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 300 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600

~ 17%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 is the mobile medium class of the GeForce Go 6000 series for notebooks. Its performance is good with normal current consumption (in 2006). Older games like Doom3 run fluently.
375 MHz, 8 / 4 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 300 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1450

~ 9%

The ATI Mobility Radeon X1450 dedicated graphic card for laptops has an improved relation of performance to current consumption compared with its predecessor ATI Mobility Radeon X1400.
550 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 450 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X700

~ 16%

ATI Mobility Radeon X700 is the middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X000 series (the 1000 series). Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA Go 6600. Technically it is comparable with the desktop X700 graphic chip + energy saving functions.
350 MHz, 8 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 350 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5000

~ 21%

ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 is based on the ATI Mobility Radeon X700 middle class video card for notebooks and is designed especially for professional applications.
350 MHz, 8 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 350 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 110M

~ 17%

The GeForce G110M features 16 shader cores but because of the 55nm process needs the same amount of energy as the 8 shader 9300M GS. Because of the higher shader amount it is about 10% faster than the G105M.
400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT

~ 13%

NVidia GeForce 8400M GT is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7400 for laptops and technologically a slower 8600M GS video card. Not suited for DX 10 games in high details.
450 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

~ 15%

The NVS 140M is a business graphics card based on the GeForce 8400M (GT) core. It is optimized for enhanced compatibility and stability.
400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 *

About 27% slower clocked Mobility Radeon 4570. Power consumption 8-12 Watt according to AMD.
500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 105M

~ 16%

Higher clocked 9300M GS and therefore a bit faster. Still manufactured in 65nm. Supports Hybrid-SLI with HybridPower and GeForceBoost (in conjunction with the right Nvidia chipset).
640 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE *

Combination from Nvidia GeForce 9400M (G) chipset and dedicated NB9M entry level graphics card (GeForce 9200M GS or 9300M GS) in GeForceBoost mode. For energy saving the laptop can run only with the 9400M chipset graphics core. In combination the 9500M GE has the disadvantages of SLI combos (micro stuttering e.g.).
24 - unified, DX10.0 | , 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 102M

Integrated chipset graphics card with dedicated memory (DDR2 or DDR3). The core is based on the 9400M G and supports PureVideo HD (VP3).
16 - unified, DX10.0 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G)

~ 20%

Integrated (shared Memory) graphics adapter. Built in in current MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air laptops. Also called GeForce 9400M G. Fastest available motherboard GPU (approx. 2000 3DMark06 points with DDR3 main memory, 1500 with DDR2). Integrated PureVideo HD (VP3) video processor.
450 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.0 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost

Combination of dedicated Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS or 9200M GS and a 9100M G chipsetz graphics in SLI (GeForceBoost from Hybrid SLI) mode. Should be a little bit faster than a single 9300M GS. Supports the dynamic switching between integrated and dedicated GPU.
24 - unified, DX10 | , 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2

~ 19%

Mobility Radeon HD3470 and chipset mGPU HD 3200 in Crossfire combination.
80 - unified, DX10.1 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

~ 18%

Faster clocked HD 3450 and successor of the HD 2400 XT but with DirectX 10.1 and due to the new 55nm process, higher clockspeeds. Avivo HD video functions allow the decoding of HD videos.
680 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G

~ 18%

Enhanced 8400M GS chip, which is manufactured in 65nm and shows slightly better performance due to a few minor optimizations.
400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

~ 18%

Compared to the 9300M G, the GS has only 8 unified shaders but a higher clock rate. Therefore, the performance should be similar according to Nvidia. Supports 
Hybrid-SLI (GeForceBoost and HybridPower) with Nvidia 9100M G and PureVideo HD (VP3).
550 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M

~ 18%

Based on the GeForce 9200M / 9300M GS Chip with professional drivers for CAD, DCC, and visualization applications. Supports PureVideo HD. The memory clockrate depends on the built in memory chips (GDDR2: 400 MHz, GDDR3: 700 MHz)
580 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

~ 19%

Based on the GeForce 9300M GS but optimized for the stable business use (special drivers and bios). Supports PureVideo HD to help the CPU decode HD videos. Memory speed: 400 MHz GDDR2, 700 MHz GDDR3
580 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS

~ 18%

Slower clocked 9300M GS and therefore a little bit slower. Supports PureVideo HD (VP3)and Hybrid-SLI (HybridPower and GeForceBoost).
550 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

~ 19%

Successor of the HD 2400 produced in 55nm (therefore with a faster clockspeed) and with DirectX 10.1 support. Avivo HD video support enables the gpu to decode HD videos. For modest casual gamers suited (demanding games run only in very low settings).
500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430

~ 22%

500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410

500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 *

Lower clocked Radeon 4530 with a current consumption of 7 Watt (according to AMD). Supports DirectX 10.1 and Avivo HD for HD video acceleration.
450 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M

~ 19%

Based on the GeForce 9200M GS but optimized for the stable business use (special drivers and bios). Supports PureVideo HD to help the CPU decode HD videos. Compared to the NVS 160M, the 150M is slower clocked and supports only smaller resolutions (1680x1050 or 1600x1200). Memory speed: 400 MHz GDDR2, 700 MHz GDDR3
530 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT

~ 14%

This is a DirectX 10 graphic card from ATI and direct competitor to the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT graphic card for laptops. Furthermore, the chip ought to be a higher clocked version of the normal Mobility Radeon HD 2400.
600 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M

~ 20%

400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1350

~ 14%

ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 is higher clocked (nevertheless it has the same current consumption) version of the X1300 graphic card for laptops. It hardly can only be used for games at the time of arrival (low resolution, low details, non-fluently).
470 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1400

~ 16%

ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 is part of the lower middle class. The performance can be compared with an elder X600, but technically it is a X1300, which is scarcely 100 Mhz higher clocked.
445 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 250 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G

~ 7%

The GeForce 9100M G is an onboard graphics card that is based on the 9200M core (but without dedicated memory). Therefore, it supports PureVideo HD (VP3) to decode HD videos. In conjunction with dedicated 9x00M graphic cards the 9100M G supports GeForceBoost to enhance the performance. The combination with 9200M GS / 9300M GS is called GeForce 9400M.
8 - unified, DX10 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

~ 16%

NVidia GeForce 8400M GS is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7400 for laptops and technologically a slower 8400M GT video card (because of the smaller 64 Bit memory bus).
400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M

400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400

~ 13%

This DirectX 10 graphic card from ATI is the direct competitor to the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphic card for laptops. It features the Avivo HD video engine. The performance is not enaough for DX 10 games and high settings.
450 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 | 500 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Radeon HD 3200

~ 12%

Onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip (on RS780M chipset) based on the HD 2400 graphics core. It also features the UVD video engine to decode HD videos.Furthermore, it supports Hybrid CrossfireX (for accelleration) and PowerXpress(to save current) with a dedicated graphics adapter (of the HD 3000 line).
500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 |

» ATI Radeon HD 3100

~ 8%

Slower clocked Radeon HD 3200 onboard graphic chip with a reduced feature set (missing HD video decoding features?).
300 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD

Onboard (shared memory) graphics adapter that is integrated in the GM47 chipset. Technically a higher clocked 4500MHD and therefore a bit faster. The integrated video decoder can support the CPU in decoding HD videos (AVC/VC2/MPEG2).
640 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | , 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

~ 10%

The 8400M G is a pared-down 8400M GS with only half as much Stream Processors and a smaller memory bus. Therefore, the performance is much lower and only as fast as the old 7400 card. Only MPEG-2 acceleration.
400 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD

~ 8%

Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.
533 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | , 0 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M

The graphics core of the Intel GL40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD. Currently it is not sure if the video decoding engine is enabled in this version.
400 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | , 0 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M

8 - unified, DX10 | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G

The 8200 MG is a reduced 9100M G (only Single Channel memory and only PureVideo HD VP2).
8 - unified, DX10 |

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400

~ 12%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 the competitor to the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. Caution there are some versions with reduced momry bus available.
450 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 450 MHz, 64/32 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 350M

~ 7%

450 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

~ 7%

It is based on the GeForce Go 7400 with professional certified graphics drivers for applications like CAD, Rendering, 3D modelling, etc. The usability for games is limited.
0 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300

~ 11%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 is part of the lower performance segment and the competitor card of the ATI X1300. Technically it is simply lower clocked GeForce Go 7300.
350 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M

~ 11%

It is based on the GeForce Go 7300 with professional certified graphics drivers for applications like CAD, Rendering, 3D modelling, etc.
300 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X600

~ 10%

PCI-E version of the Mobility 9700. Was considerable slower than a X700 and replaced by the x1400. There also was a much slower X600 SE version.
400 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 250 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3200

~ 13%

ATI Mobility FireGL V3200 is a professional card for CAD and 3D applications based upon the chip of the ATI Mobility Radeon X600
400 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | , 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2300

~ 10%

Renamed X1350 graphics chip and, therefore, only DirectX 9 capable.
480 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 400 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300

~ 7%

X2300 (renamed X1300 / X1350, only DirectX 9 support) with amplified video functions (HD).
480 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 400 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

~ 9%

ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 is the AGP pendant of the ATI Mobility Radeon X600 and started the aerea of gaming with notebooks. Beware, there were also 32 MB versions which had only a 64 bit memory interface and were therefore clearly slower.
450 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 275 MHz, 128/64 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2e

~ 4%

450 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 260 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3100

~ 3%

ATI Mobility FireGL V3100 is based upon the chip of the ATI Mobility Radeon X600 and its performance is below the stronger V3200 card. The FireGL series is the professional series from ATI/AMD for CAD and other professional applications with certified drivers.
4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | , 128 Bit

Class 4

Barely Games-Capable - Most not fastidious current games can be played fluently. Prepare for reduced graphical persentations due to low detail settings and low resolutions. Still, these cards provide enough performance for office tasks or video viewing (inconclusively for HD videos).

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1300

~ 5%

ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 is one of the weakest graphic cards from ATI of the X1000 series. It hardly can only be used for current games.
350 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 250 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go

~ 23%

200 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | 200 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9600

~ 12%

The predecessor version of the ATI Radeon 9700 Mobility differs by its low clock speed and the worse Z-compression (was improved with 9700). Beware of versions with 32 MB memory may deliver only very low performance values. There also was a 9600 Pro version with higher clock speeds and 128 MB RAM.
300 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 300 MHz, 128/64 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2

~ 13%

300 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 200 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9550

210 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 183 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200

~ 6%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 is a dedicated graphics card for notebooks but is only as fast as modern integrated graphic chips.
450 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 32 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400

~ 11%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400 is a higher clocked 6200 and approximately as fast as a GMA X3100 shared memory card.
400 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X300

~ 8%

The ATI Mobility Radeon X300 is a X600 with a memory bus cut in half (64 Bit). The performance is somewhat above the current integrated graphics of Intel GMA950.
350 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 250 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250

400 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 350 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200

~ 10%

Smalles card of the GeForce 6 series and not much faster than integrated graphic cores. Only advantage is the PureVideo technology.
300 MHz, 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 300 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700

~ 11%

The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700 is the strongest video card of the GeForce FX Go series. The direct competitor was the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 / 9700, which was clearly faster in demanding games.
450 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 275 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1000

4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | , 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650

~ 13%

The NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650 for notebooks was established as a competitor to ATI Mobility Radeon 9600.However, the ATI card was clearly faster. Current integrated GPUs are faster and use less current.
350 MHz, 4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 300 MHz, 128 Bit

Class 5

Low End Graphics Cards - Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1270

~ 6%

4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1250

~ 7%

It is an onboard graphic chip, implemented on AMD M690G. Sometimes, it is also called Mobility Radeon X1250. It is based on X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex pipelines. It hardly suited for players.
400 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

~ 5%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM chipset. It is the successor of GMA 950 and features a fully programmable pipeline (supports Aero Glass fully and DirectX 10 with newest drivers). The peformance of the X3100 is clearly better than the GMA 950, still demanding modern games won't run fluently.
500 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | , 0 Bit

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1200

~ 4%

This is an onboard video chip and according AMD optimized for a good price/value. It is based on a X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex-pipelines. ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 is hardly apt for gamers. The graphic chip supports Windows Vista Aero surface and all 3D effects run fluently. Sometimes also called Radeon X1200.
400 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 0 MHz

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1250

~ 6%

4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1150

~ 4%

Faster clocked Xpress 1100 onboard graphics card with x300 core. Should run Vista Aero Glass fluently.
400 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 7150M

~ 2%

This is an integrated (shared memory) graphic card for laptops with AMD processors (socket S1), inserted upon nForce 630M. The difference to 7000M is that 7150M offers HD-video decoding for MPEG2, H.264 in 720p.

425 MHz, 0 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150

~ 4%

Integrated graphic card (shared memory) for AMD based laptops (nForce Go 430 MCP). The performance is slightly better than GMA 950.
425 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100

~ 1%

The NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 / 6150 is an integrated graphics card of the NVIDIA nForce Go 430 MCP for AMD Turion notebooks. It doesn't have any integrated memory, but uses a part of the mainmemory (up to 128 MB) like the direct competitor Intel GMA 950. Therefore, the gaming performance is quite moderate and can only be used for elder games.
425 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 7000M

~ 7%

It is an integrated (shared memory) graphic card, inserted in nForce 610M, for laptops with AMD processors (socket S1).
350 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200

~ 9%

Dedicated graphic chip with DirectX 9 support, multi-screen support and mediocre gaming performance (competitor of the Mobility Radeon 9000)
300 MHz, 4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | 300 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9200

It is a DirectX 8.1 capable laptop graphic card, which is only comparable with the performance of integrated graphic cards. However, for old games it is still sufficient. It is a higher clocked ATI Mobility Radeon 9000.
250 MHz, 4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | 200 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000

~ 7%

It is a DirectX 8.1 capable laptop graphic card. The performance is comparable only with integrated graphic cards. For old games it is sufficient but no Aero Glass support.
240 MHz, 4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | 200 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go

~ 7%

275 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 275 MHz, 32 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go

~ 7%

250 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 250 MHz, 32 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go

~ 6%

220 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 220 MHz, 32 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go

~ 10%

190 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 200 MHz, 32 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950

~ 4%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
400 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

~ 5%

This was the first ATI graphic chip for laptops with hardware T&L and 2 render pipelines and competitor to the GeForce 2 Go / GeForce 4 Go.
280 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 200 MHz, 64/128 Bit

» ATI Mobility FireGL 7800

280 MHz, 0 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 200 MHz, 64/128 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

~ 3%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Mobile Intel 915GM chipset. It is the predecessor of Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The performance can be compared with the Mobile Radeon 9000 (with a 64 bit memory bus).
400 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Radeon Xpress 200M

~ 4%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M is the shared memory integrated graphic card from ATI based on a X300 core. In general it is a bit faster than the Intel GMA 950 graphic core.
350 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1100

~ 4%

The successor of the Xpress M200 integrated shared memory graphic card is based on a x300 core. Aero Glass should run fluently on the card.
300 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9b | , 0 Bit

Class 6

Unsuitable for Games - These graphics cards for notebooks are not suitable for games. If they run, they may run with graphical errors and very low frame rates. For gamers these chips are not suitable! Office and internet tasks are, to the contrary, no problem for these GPUs.

» SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX

~ 1%

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» SIS Mirage 3 671MX

~ 2%

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 *

~ 1%

Integrated (onboard) graphics chip on the UL11L, US15L, and US15W chipsets with a licensed PowerVR SGX core. DirectX 10.1 support but because of low clock rates (100-200 MHz UL11L - US15) and only 4 shaders not suited for 3D games. The integrated video decoder accelerates the playback of HD videos (MPEG2, VC-1, AVC).
200 MHz, 4 - unified, DX10.1 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go

250 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | , 32/64/128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100)

~ 3%

The GeForce 2 Go was the first mobile "gamer graphic card" for laptops. With Hardware Transform & Lightning and up to 64 MB Video RAM it presented an impressive performance at these past days (comparable with a desktop TNT2 graphic chip).

166 MHz, 1 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 143 MHz, 32/64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP

~ 2%

0 MHz, 1 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP

~ 1%

1 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon

~ 0%

Dedicated DX 7 (no Aero support) graphic card without Hardware T&L, based upon the desktop R100 chip with up to 16 MB memory.
143 MHz, 0 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | 143 MHz, 32 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP

0 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | , 0 Bit

» VIA Chrome9 HC

~ 2%

The integrated graphic card (shared memory) VIA Chrome9 HC IGP is found on the VN896 chipset for notebooks and provides DirectX 9 suport and video acceleration. Windows Vista Aero is possible but only with some stutterings.
/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» Intel Extreme Graphics 2

~ 3%

Intel Extreme Graphics 2 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Intel 852 / 855 GM, GME, GMV chipset for Centrino, Pentium 4 and Celeron based laptops. It is hardly suited for 3D-games. No Aero support.
133 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8 | , 0 Bit

» ATI Radeon IGP 340M

~ 2%

180 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | , 0 Bit

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II

~ 1%

The S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro II is a DirectX 7 (without T&L) onboard graphics solution (shared memory) of VIA for laptops with VIA C7-M CPU and VX700 North-Bridge, which is intended for office applications and hardly suited for 3D games. There is no Aero support.
200 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | , 0 Bit

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro

~ 0%

The S3 UniChrome (Pro) is a DirectX 7 (without T&L) onboard graphic solution (shared memory) from VIA for laptops. Mainly, it is intended for office activities and hardly suited for 3D games.
/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | , 0 Bit

» VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader | , 0 Bit

» SIS Mirage 2 M760

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 |

» SIS Mirage M661FX

~ 3%

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 |

» VIA Castle Rock

1 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

 

 

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