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Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards

In the following we will briefly list all laptop graphics adapters known to us. The GPUs are sorted by performance and classified in different classes. To get a better overview on current laptop graphics adapters, 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 offer the best 3D performance in a laptop. They can handle all the latest games at high resolutions and high detail settings. The power consumption of these GPUs is very high, therefore, only big laptops with bad battery life usually offer these cards.

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M SLI large *






Two GeForce GTX 480M (Fermi) cards in SLI-Mode. Because of the maximum power usage of 2x 100 Watt of both MXM boards, the GTX480M SLI can only be used in very large laptops.

Core Icon 425 MHz, 704 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire large






 ~ 100%
The Crossfire Dual ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 or X2 is a combination of two Mobility 5870. It suffers from micro stuttering in low framerates and needs a lot of power. The performance should be 0-80% better than a single 5870.

Core Icon 700 MHz, 1600 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI large






 ~ 93%
Two GeForce GTX 285M graphics cards in SLI combination. About 0-40% faster than a single GTX 285M and due to the slightly higher clock rate only a bit faster than a GTX 280M SLI combination. Because of the SLI combination, there can be the problem of micro stuttering (around 30fps).

Core Icon 576 MHz, 256 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1020 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI large






 ~ 90%
Two GeForce GTX 280M graphics cards in SLI combination. About 0-40% faster than a single GTX 280M. Because of the SLI combination, there can be the problem of micro stuttering (around 30fps).

Core Icon 585 MHz, 256 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 large






 ~ 81%
Two Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Crossfire mode (similar to SLI). Doubles the power consumption but shows only 0-80% better performance (depends on the game support, drivers and settings).

Core Icon 550 MHz, 1600 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 888 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M large






 ~ 87%
Mobile Fermi GPU and technically a lower clocked desktop GTX 465M. Due to the 100 Watt TDP (including board and memory) it is only suited for large laptops.

Core Icon 425 MHz, 352 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M SLI large






 ~ 72%
Two GeForce GTX 260M in SLI combination. As the 260M is only minimally faster than a 9800M GTX, the 260M SLI should perform similar to a 9800M GTX SLI (about 0-40% faster than a single 260M). May suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 224 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI large






 ~ 70%
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.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 224 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro 5000M small and light *






Fermi based mobile workstation graphics card with ECC RAM and DP floating point support. Should be based on the GF100 chip / GeForce GTX 480M with less shaders.

Core Icon 320 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon , 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 large






 ~ 77%
High end DirectX 11 graphics card and based on a desktop HD5770. Due to the 128 Bit memory bus, only with GDDR5 memory very fast (otherwise it would be a bottle neck).

Core Icon 700 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI FirePro M7820 large






 ~ 66%
Professional graphics card for CAD or DCC based on the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with GDDR5 graphics memory.

Core Icon 700 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M large *






Upcoming high-end mobile GPU based on the GF104 chip. Up to now only the name was leaked in a mobile graphics card driver.

Core Icon 0 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M large *






Upcoming high-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GF106 chip using GDDR5 graphics memory (1.5 GB).

Core Icon 675 MHz, 192 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1250 MHz

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M large






 ~ 70%
Professional workstation graphics card with certified drivers. Based on the GeForce GTX 280M core. Compared to the FX 3700M, the FX 3800M features higher clock speeds and is manufactured in 55nm.

Core Icon 675 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M large






 ~ 74%
Minimally higher clocked GTX 280M which is still based on the G92b core. About 3-6% faster.

Core Icon 576 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1020 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 large






 ~ 66%

Higher clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4850 with GDDR5 memory. The clock rates lie below the desktop 4850. Still the current consumption is very high.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 800 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 888 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M large






 ~ 76%
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.

Core Icon 585 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT SLI large






 ~ 75%
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.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 192 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI large






 ~ 81%
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.

Core Icon 600 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2 ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M large






 ~ 65%
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.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 128 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 ~ 2 years old

» ATI FirePro M7740 large *






 ~ 74%
Workstation graphics adapter based on the Mobility Radeon HD 4860 with up to 1 GB of GDDR5 graphics memory (that compensates the 128 Bit memory bus). Should compete with the Quadro FX 3700M and even surpass it in some professional benchmarks.

Core Icon 650 MHz, 640 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 large






 ~ 70%
Based on the desktop HD 4850 but with slower clock rates. The current consumption ranges from 45 to 65 Watt for the 4800 series.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 800 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 850 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M large






 ~ 64%
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.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 112 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 950 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX large






 ~ 69%
As the 8800M GTX, the 9800M GTX is based on the G92 chip, but has more unified shaders. It was later succeeded by the GTX 260M in 55nm. The integrated PureVideo HD engine can assist the CPU in decoding HD videos.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 112 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M large






 ~ 69%
Professional high-end workstation graphics card with certified drivers. Due to 96 shader cores it is similar to the 9800M GT but may be produced in 55nm already (and it features a higher core clock).

Core Icon 600 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT large






 ~ 64%
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.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M large






 ~ 63%
The professional graphic card for CAD, DCC and visualising applications is based upon the 8800M GTX (according to GPU-Z on the GTS). Professional drivers grant an errorfree and faster representation with professional applications than the GeForce models.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 large *






 ~ 58%
The HD 5850 is a slower clocked HD 5870 and also depends on fast GDDR5 memory to perform in the high end segment (using DDR3 it is signinficantly slower). It is based on the Desktop HD 5770 chip but with a lower clock speed.

Core Icon 625 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 2000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M large *






 ~ 59%
Same chip as the GTS 260M but with higher clock rates (412 versus 396 Gigaflops according to Nvidia). Delivers a high end performance with GDDR5 graphics memory.

Core Icon 575 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M large *






According to rumors the GT445M is based on the GF106 or GF108 chip and offers 128 shaders and a 128 Bit GDDR5 memory interface.

Core Icon 128 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon , 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M large *






The GTS260M is a higher clocked 250M that also consumes a lot more power according to the official TDP values (38W versus 28W). Because of the 128 Bit bus it should perform worse than a 9800M GT (perhaps the performance can be reached with GDDR5 memory).

Core Icon 550 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1800 MHz, 128 Bit

Class 2

Midrange Graphics Cards - These cards should be able to handle all current games with fluent framerates but not all with high detail settings. Especially demanding games may only run in low-medium detail settings. However, you can get some cards in smaller form factor laptops with good battery life.

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M large






 ~ 59%
55nm version of the GeForce 9800M GTS with the current comsumtion of the 9800M GS and therefore even apt for 15" laptops.

Core Icon 600 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS large






 ~ 67%
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.

Core Icon 600 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS large






 ~ 55%
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.

Core Icon 530 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830 large *






 ~ 41%
The HD 5830 is a slow clocked HD 5850 without GDDR5 support. Because of the 128 Bit memory bus, the used (G)DDR3 should be the bottle neck of this card.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 large






 ~ 57%
Slower clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and therefore also based on the 40nm RV740 chip (desktop HD 4700 series). Supports only DDR3 and GDDR3 instead of GDDRR5 in the HD 4860.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 640 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M large *






Slower clocked GeForce GTS 160M and therefore also based on the G94b core.

Core Icon 400 MHz, 64 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770 large *






Fastest model of the HD 5600/5700 series with GDDR5 support. The HD 5770 is not based on the desktop HD 5770, but a faster clocked Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with 400 shaders.

Core Icon 650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750 medium sized *






Depending on the used graphic memory middle - high end graphics card (DDR3 - GDDR5) with DirectX 11 support. Technically a higher clocked HD 5650 with GDDR5 support.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1600 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 medium sized *






 ~ 53%
The HD 5730 is a higher clocked HD 5650 (and therefore not based on the desktop HD 5700 series). It does not support GDDR5 and therfore performs like a middle class graphics card with DirectX 11.

Core Icon 650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI FirePro M5800 medium sized






 ~ 39%
Upper middle class workstation graphics card based on the core of the Mobility Radeon HD 5730 graphics card with DirectX 11 support.

Core Icon 650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M large *






Upcoming DirectX 11 card (based on GF106 or GF108) that was leaked in an Asus mobile driver.

Core Icon 0 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 medium sized






 ~ 48%
Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)

Core Icon 450-650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M large *






According to the released informations, the Geforce GTS 350M should be just a renamed GTS 250M. Therefore, the card is a fast middle class card (with DDR3 graphics RAM) or even a slow high end card with GDDR5.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1600 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M large






 ~ 56%
The GPU has 96 shader cores but only a 128 bit memory bus that supports GDDR5 memory. With DDR3 memory, the GTS 250M performs clearly worse. Because of the 40nm process (and a selection process) the 250M offers a relatively low power consumption (the 260M needs 10W more).

Core Icon 500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1600 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v medium sized






Renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4670 series mid-range graphics card.

Core Icon 675 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 medium sized






 ~ 48%
Higher clocked version of the Mobilty HD 4650. Supports the Avivo HD technology. 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.

Core Icon 675 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M medium sized *






 ~ 39%
Mobile workstation mid-range graphics card for 15" laptops. Based on the same core as the GeForce GT 335M but equipped with professional drivers and support.

Core Icon 560 MHz, 72 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1100 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS large






 ~ 53%
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.

Core Icon 530 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M large






 ~ 58%
Professional mobile workstation card with certified drivers. Based on the GeForce 9700M GTS.

Core Icon 530 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Geforce GT 425M medium sized *






 ~ 36%
Successor of the GeForce GT 335M featuring DirectX 11 support and based on the GF108 chip.

Core Icon 560 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M medium sized






 ~ 41%
The GeForce GT 335M offers 72 shader cores (compared to the 48 of the GT 330M) and is based on the GT215 core (GTS 350M).

Core Icon 450 MHz, 72 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1066 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165 medium sized






 ~ 46%
Renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4650 with slightly higher clock speed. Therefore, no DirectX 11 support and only slightly faster than a HD 4650.

Core Icon 600 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v medium sized






Renamed HD 4600 series mid-range graphics card (HD 4650).

Core Icon 550 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 medium sized






 ~ 47%
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.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M medium sized *






The GT 420M should be based on the GF108 core and was leaked in the Asus mobile drivers.

Core Icon 0 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon , 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M medium sized






 ~ 47%
The Nvidia GeForce GT 330M is the successor of the GT 230M and technically just a slightly higher clocked GT 240M (but it should still maintain the power envelope of the GT 230M as the naming suggests).

Core Icon 575 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1066 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M medium sized






 ~ 52%
Professional middle class workstation graphics card that is based on the GeForce 330M core but features lower clock rates.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 790 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M medium sized






 ~ 47%
Business Graphics card that is most likely based on the GeForce GT 330M with special BIOS and drivers for business applications.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v medium sized *






Slower clocked HD 4650 (based on the same chip) and also Mobility Radeon HD 4630 called graphics card that is still produced in 55nm and supports DirectX 10.1.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 320 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 600 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M medium sized






 ~ 44%
The GeForce GT 240M is the successor of the GT 130M / 9600M and has now 48 instead of 32 shader cores. Therefore, the performance should be noticeable better. Because of the 40nm process, the TDP is still 23 Watt.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M large






 ~ 36%
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.

Core Icon 575 MHz, 24 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT medium sized






 ~ 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.

Core Icon 625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M medium sized






 ~ 40%
The GeForce GT 230M features 48 shader cores as the 9700M GTS but only a 64 bit memory bus. Because of the 40nm process the power consumption is in the region of the GT 130M.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M medium sized *






The GT 415M is the slowest GT 400M chip leaked in the Asus mobile driver and should be also based on the GF108 core (with some cut downs).

Core Icon 0 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon , 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M medium sized






 ~ 35%
Slower clocked GeForce GT 330M middle class card and similar to the GT 230M.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 1066 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M medium sized






 ~ 42%
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.

Core Icon 600 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1066 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT medium sized






 ~ 36%
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.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS large






 ~ 36%
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.

Core Icon 625 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M large






 ~ 40%
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.

Core Icon 575 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT medium sized






 ~ 40%
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).

Core Icon 500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M small and light






 ~ 34%
The GeForce GT 220M is a relabeled GeForce 9600M GT for OEM laptop sellers. It is for example used in the Medion Akoya P6620 where it uses fast GDDR3 memory. The specs and features are identical to the GeForce 9600M GT.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M medium sized






 ~ 48%
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.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M medium sized






 ~ 37%
Slower clocked GeForce GT 130M with the same features (55nm) and a lower power consumption. Successor of the 9600M GS and about as fast as the 9600M GT.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M medium sized *






 ~ 27%
The GT320M was presented in the HP dv6t and dv7t series and is based on a stripped down GT216 with only 24 shaders.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 24 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 790 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT ~ 4 years old

Class 3

Low-Midrange Graphics Cards - Low-end graphics cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with low details and mediocre resolution. The power consumption (of modern cards in this class) should lead to a good battery life.

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5725 ~ 2 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS medium sized






 ~ 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.

Core Icon 430 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS medium sized






 ~ 29%
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.

Core Icon 475 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 small and light *






 ~ 29%
Entry level DirectX 11 chip with GDDR5 support but only 80 shader cores. Supports Eyefinity (up to 4 monitors) and 8-ch HD audio over HDMI. Performance on par with the old GeForce 8600M GT.

Core Icon 750 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 1800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145 small and light






 ~ 28%
The 5145 is a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 4570 with slightly higher clock rates. Therefore it has no DirectX 11 support and a performance between the 4570 and 5470.

Core Icon 720 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v small and light






 ~ 22%
Renamed HD 5145 GPU (which is a slightly high clocked HD 4570) and therefore an entry level graphics card with DirectX 10.1 support.

Core Icon 720 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 320M small and light *






 ~ 25%
Integrated chipset graphics card based on the GT216 core (e.g. GeForce GT 325M) but without dedicated memory. Supports Core 2 Duo processors.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 small and light






 ~ 26%
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.

Core Icon 680 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 small and light *






 ~ 18%
Entry level DirectX 11 graphics card with a similar clock speed (and performance) as the HD 4570 but at a lower power consumption.

Core Icon 675 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M medium sized






 ~ 35%
Performance workstation grafik chip with DirectX 10 support, probably bases upon 8600M GT.

Core Icon 475 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 310M small and light






 ~ 28%
The GeForce 310M is the successor of the GeFore G210M and based on the same chip with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz to 1530MHz).

Core Icon 625 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M small and light






 ~ 19%
Professional entry level graphics card with certified drivers, based on the same chip as the GeForce 310M.

Core Icon 625 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 210M small and light






 ~ 27%
The GeForce G210M is the successor of the G110M and also possesses 16 shader cores. Because of the 40nm process, the chip is clocked much higher but is still staying in the same power envelope.

Core Icon 625 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 3100M small and light






 ~ 31%
Business graphics card that should be based on the GT218 core (e.g. GeForce 305 / 310M) but with drivers that are optimized for stability and compatibility in business applications).

Core Icon 600 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G medium sized






 ~ 23%
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.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 2100M small and light *






 ~ 28%
Business graphics card that should be based on the GT218 core (e.g. GeForce 210M) but with drivers that are optimized for stability and compatibility in business applications). Compared to the NVS 3100, the 2100 features a lower clock speed.

Core Icon 535 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430 small and light *






 ~ 21%
DirectX 11 chip with the codename Park LP, slowest clocked HD 5400 series chip.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | Memory Icon 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 small and light






 ~ 26%
The HD 4550 is a faster clocked HD 4530 and therefore entry level graphics card. It was substituted by the HD 5430 with the same clock rates.

Core Icon 550 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 small and light *






 ~ 19%
About 27% slower clocked Mobility Radeon 4570. Power consumption 8-12 Watt according to AMD.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350 small and light *






 ~ 23%
Slightly slower clocked Mobility Radeon HD 4530 and therefore an entry-level graphic card for non demanding games.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v small and light






 ~ 15%
Renamed HD 4350 graphics card and therefore an entry level GPU with DirectX 10.1 support.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 305M small and light






 ~ 16%
The GeForce 305M is a slower version of the GeForce 310M and has the same computing power as the 9400M (ION) integrated card (according to Nvidia). Still, due to the dedicated memory, it should be faster in games. 

Core Icon 525 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5250 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300M ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1450 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X700 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 110M small and light






 ~ 13%
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.

Core Icon 400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 small and light *






 ~ 21%
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.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 105M small and light






 ~ 19%
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).

Core Icon 640 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE small and light *






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.).

Core Icon 24 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon , 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 103M small and light *






 ~ 18%
Entry level graphics card that should be similar to the GeForce G 110M.

Core Icon 640 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon 500 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G 102M small and light






 ~ 13%
Integrated chipset graphics card with dedicated memory (DDR2 or DDR3). The core is based on the 9400M G and supports PureVideo HD (VP3).

Core Icon 450 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA GeForce G 205M small and light






 ~ 8%
Chipset (integrated) graphics card and technically a renamed GeForce 9400M G (integrated in the MCP79D chipset).

Core Icon 450 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) small and light






 ~ 12%
Integrated (shared Memory) graphics adapter. Built in in current MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air laptops and also used in the ION (LE) platform for netbooks. Also called GeForce 9400M G. Fastest available motherboard GPU (in 2009). Integrated PureVideo HD (VP3) video processor to decode HD videos with the GPU.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.0 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA ION 2 small and light *






 ~ 13%
ION2 is a GT218 graphics chip for Pinetrail Atom systems (D510, D410, N450) with 8 or 16 shader cores depending on the platform (10", 12", desktop). Compared to ION 1, ION 2 is a dedicated graphics card (connected only by a PCIe 1x due to the Pinetrail limitations) based on the GeForce 305M / 310M. Supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos.

Core Icon 405/475/535 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon 790 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2 ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost small and light






 ~ 17%
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.

Core Icon 24 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon , 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G small and light






 ~ 17%
Enhanced 8400M GS chip, which is manufactured in 65nm and shows slightly better performance due to a few minor optimizations.

Core Icon 400 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 600 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS small and light






 ~ 17%
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).

Core Icon 550 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M small and light






 ~ 16%
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)

Core Icon 580 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M small and light






 ~ 17%
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

Core Icon 580 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS small and light






 ~ 17%
Slower clocked 9300M GS and therefore a little bit slower. Supports PureVideo HD (VP3)and Hybrid-SLI (HybridPower and GeForceBoost).

Core Icon 550 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 ~ 2 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410 ~ 2 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT ~ 3 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 4270 small and light *






onboard (shared memory) graphics card with Avivo HD support. Technically a higher clocked HD 4250.

Core Icon 590 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» ATI Radeon HD 4250 small and light *






 ~ 13%
onboard graphics card for AMD processors with Avivo HD support and technically a higher clocked HD 4200.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» ATI Radeon HD 4200 small and light






 ~ 13%
onboard graphics adapter (RS880M chipset) with UVD2 (PIP support) and DX 10.1 support (compared to the older HD 3200). Beware, possibly no 2D acelleration in Windows XP (as the HD3200).

Core Icon 500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Graphics small and light






 ~ 13%
onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 12 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M small and light






 ~ 17%
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

Core Icon 530 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon 700 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G small and light






 ~ 6%
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.

Core Icon 450 MHz, 8 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 4100 small and light *






The HD 4100 is a stripped down version of the HD 4200. Probably the clock speed of the chip is reduced and therefore also the performance.

Core Icon 40 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» ATI Radeon HD 3200 small and light






 ~ 10%
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). Beware: Under Windows XP the HD 3200 may have no 2D accelleration because of a driver problem.

Core Icon 500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

» ATI Radeon HD 4225 small and light *






 ~ 10%
onboard graphics card that is able to decode HD videos (thanks to the UVD2). Technically a slower clocked HD 4250.

Core Icon 380 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» ATI Radeon HD 3100 small and light






 ~ 5%
Slower clocked Radeon HD 3200 onboard graphic chip with a reduced feature set (missing HD video decoding features?). Beware: Under Windows XP the HD 3200 may have no 2D acceleration because of a driver problem.

Core Icon 350 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

Class 4

Barely Games-Capable - Some modern games can be played with these graphics cards but only non demanding ones. Still, these cards provide enough performance for office tasks or video viewing (inconclusively for HD videos). The integrated cards offer usually the best battery runtime.

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G ~ 2 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD ~ 2 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD small and light






 ~ 6%
onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 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.

Core Icon 533 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon , 0 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M small and light






 ~ 5%
The graphics core of the Intel GL40 and GS40 chipset features a slower clocked GMA 4500MHD (400 versus 533 MHz). Because of the slower core speed, full Blu-Ray Logo support is not given and the gaming performance is a bit worse.

Core Icon 400 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 350M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X600 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3200 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3100 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2e ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X300 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700 ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1000 ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650 ~ 8 years old

Class 5

Low End Graphics Cards - Only some older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips. Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and (SD) video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1250 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 ~ 4 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 7190M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 7150M ~ 5 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 7000M ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL 9000 ~ 9 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 ~ 8 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go ~ 9 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go ~ 9 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go ~ 9 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go ~ 9 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 small and light






 ~ 2%
Integrated (shared memory) graphics card in the intel Atom N4xx CPUs. Minimally faster than an old GMA 950 and therefore not suited for 3D games or HD videos (only MPEG2 acceleration).

Core Icon 200 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | Memory Icon

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 small and light






 ~ 3%
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).

Core Icon 250 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c | Memory Icon 0 MHz, 0 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 ~ 5 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 200M ~ 6 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 ~ 4 years old

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. Office and internet tasks are, to the contrary, no problem for these GPUs.

» SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX small and light






 ~ 2%
onboard (shared memory) graphics card integrated in the SIS M672MX chipset. Windows Vista Premium certified. Not usable for 3D games (even less demanding games like WOW are not playable).

Core Icon 250 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | Memory Icon

» SIS Mirage 3 671MX ~ 4 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 small and light *






Integrated (onboard) graphics chip in the Atom Z600 series CPUs with a licensed PowerVR SGX core. DirectX 10.1 support but because of only 4 shaders not suited for 3D games. The integrated video decoder accelerates the playback of HD videos (MPEG2, VC-1, AVC).

Core Icon 400 MHz, 4 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 small and light






 ~ 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).

Core Icon 200 MHz, 4 - unified, DX10.1 | Memory Icon

» NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go ~ 9 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100) ~ 10 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon M7 ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon M6 ~ 9 years old

» VIA Chrome9 HC small and light






 ~ 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.

Core Icon 250 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 | Memory Icon

» Intel Extreme Graphics 2 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP ~ 8 years old

» ATI Radeon IGP 340M ~ 8 years old

» ATI Radeon IGP 320M ~ 8 years old

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II small and light






 ~ 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.

Core Icon 200 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | Memory Icon , 0 Bit

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro small and light






 ~ 2%
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.

Core Icon 1 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX7 | Memory Icon , 0 Bit

» VIA Castle Rock small and light






onboard (shared memory) graphics card in the VIA CLE266 chipset, also known as VIA Unichrome Pro.

Core Icon 1 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader | Memory Icon

» SIS Mirage 2 M760 small and light






 ~ 2%
onboard (shared Memory) graphics card in the SIS M760 chipset. No DX9 and therefore no Aero (Vista / Windows 7) support. Not suited for 3D games.

Core Icon 200 MHz, 4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX8.1 | Memory Icon

» SIS Mirage M661FX ~ 7 years old

» VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8 ~ 10 years old

» ATI Mobility 128 M3 ~ 11 years old

» Silicon Motion SM502 ~ 4 years old

 

 

Key

Core Icon ... Core Speed
Memory Icon ... Memory Speed

Notebook Size
small and light ... small and light
medium sized ... medium sized
large ... large

Performance Chart
   3DMark2001           
   3DMark03     
   3DMark05      
   3DMark06 
   ~ 99% ... Average 3DMark performance in %

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

 

> Notebook / Laptop Reviews and News > FAQ / Tips / Technics > Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards
Author: Notebookcheck, 2005-09-18 (Update: 2010-07-28)
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