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

» AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Two HD 7970M graphics card in Crossfire mode (also frequently referred to as HD 6990M CF).

850 MHz, 2560 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7970M

~ 93%

High-end GPU by AMD manufactured in 28nm and based on the GCN architecture.

850 MHz, 1280 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M SLI

Two GeForce GTX 675M (GF114 Fermi) cards in SLI mode. Because of the maximum power usage of 2x 100 Watt of both MXM boards, the GTX675M SLI can only be used in very large laptops.

620 MHz, 768 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M SLI

~ 95%

Two GeForce GTX 580M (GF114 Fermi) cards in SLI mode. Because of the maximum power usage of 2x 100 Watt of both MXM boards, the GTX580M SLI can only be used in very large laptops.

620 MHz, 768 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

~ 98%

Two HD 6990M graphics card in Crossfire mode (also frequently referred to as HD 6990M CF).

715 MHz, 2240 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M *

Upcoming High-End graphics card of the GeForce GTX 600M series, based on the Kepler architecture that is manufactured in 28nm.

768 - unified, DX11.1 | , 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M SLI

~ 94%

Two GeForce GTX 485M (GF104 Fermi) cards in SLI mode. Because of the maximum power usage of 2x 100 Watt of both MXM boards, the GTX485M SLI can only be used in very large laptops.

575 MHz, 768 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

~ 95%

Two HD 6970M graphics card in Crossfire mode (also sometimes called 6970M X2). The gaming performance is usually a bit lower than a similar Nvidia SLI system due to comparatively worse driver support.

680 MHz, 1920 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7950M

High-end-GPU based on the GCN architecture and produced in 28nm.

1280 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M SLI

~ 75%

Two GeForce GTX 470M in SLI Mode. Due to the high clock rates the combination is on par with a GTX 480M SLI.

535 MHz, 576 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M SLI

~ 79%

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.

425 MHz, 704 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M SLI

~ 77%

Two GeForce GTX 560M (GF116 Fermi) cards in SLI mode.

775 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M

~ 68%

An upcoming high-end graphics card for large notebooks expected to launch with Ivy Bridge processors in the first half of 2012

620 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M

~ 67%

High-end mobile GPU based on a the GF114 chip with all shaders enabled.

620 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6990M

~ 79%

High-end graphics card from AMD based on the desktop HD 6870, but with slower clock rates. UVD3 decoding and Eyefinity+ technology are still supported.

715 MHz, 1120 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M SLI

~ 68%

Two High-end DirectX 11 graphics cards based on the GF106 architecture in SLI mode.

675 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire

~ 63%

The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a combination of two Mobility 5870 graphics cards. It suffers from micro stuttering in low framerates and has high power demands . The performance should be 0-80% better than a single Mobility 5870.

700 MHz, 1600 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 485M

~ 71%

High End graphics card based on a full GF104 chip and significantly faster than the 480M.

575 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6970M

~ 62%

High-end graphics card from AMD based on the desktop HD 6850 with UVD3 video processing and Eyefinity+.

680 MHz, 960 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro 5010M

~ 65%

Fermi-based mobile workstation graphics card with ECC RAM and DP floating point support. The Quadro 5010M should be based on the GF100 chip (or GeForce GTX 480M) and is therefore mostly suited for larger laptops (17" or greater) with ample cooling.

450 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 1300 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

~ 67%

Renamed GeForce GTX 570M with slightly higher core clock speeds

598 MHz, 336 - unified, DX11 | 1500 MHz, 192 Bit

» AMD FirePro M8900

~ 71%

High-End mobile workstation graphics card based on the Radeon HD 6970M.

680 MHz, 960 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570M

~ 59%

High-end mobile GPU based on a stripped down GF114 chip.

575 MHz, 336 - unified, DX11 | 1150 MHz, 192 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7870M

Fast performance GPU of the 7800M series based on the GNC architecture in 28nm.

800 MHz, 640 - unified, DX11.1 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6950M

~ 51%

High-end graphics card from AMD based on the desktop HD 6850 and mobile 6970M with lower core clock speeds. The GPU supports UVD3 video processing and Eyefinity+.

580 MHz, 960 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M *

~ 60%

High-end graphics solution as part of the 600M series and the slowest enthusiast GTX model.

835 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 2000 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

~ 57%

A mobile workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture. Compared to the Quadro 5010M, the 4000M has similar power requirements (100W TDP) but lacks support for ECC RAM and DP floating point support.

475 MHz, 336 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470M

~ 55%

High-end mobile GPU based on a stripped down GF104 chip.

535 MHz, 288 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7850M *

Slower clocked 7800M series graphics card based on the desktop Cape Verde chip (GCN architecture in 28nm).

675 MHz, 640 - unified, DX11.1 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M

~ 55%

Mobile Fermi GPU comparable to a lower-clocked desktop GTX 465. Due to the 100 Watt TDP (including board and memory), the GTX 480M is only suited for large laptops.

425 MHz, 352 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M *

~ 47%

A mid-range GPU and the fastest GeForce GT as part of the 600M series

735 - 850 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

~ 55%

The successor of the GeForce GTX 460M based on the new GF116 chip. The performance is about 13% better than the 460M but with similar power requirements due to hardware optimizations.

775 MHz, 192 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7770M

Fastest performance GPU of the 7700M series based on the GNC architecture (desktop 7750M chip).

675 MHz, 512 - unified, DX11.1 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M SLI ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870

~ 49%

High-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on a desktop HD5770. Models with GDDR5 are ideal but there may be a bottleneck due to the 128 Bit memory bus.

700 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro 5000M

~ 46%

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

405 MHz, 320 - unified, DX11 | 1200 MHz, 256 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7750M

Upcoming high-performance GPU based on the GCN architecture and manufactured in 28nm.

575 MHz, 512 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI FirePro M7820

~ 54%

Professional graphics card based on the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 with GDDR5 graphics memory designed for CAD or DCC applications.

700 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6870M

~ 61%

High end DirectX 11 graphics card based on the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 but with slightly lower clocks.

675 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 1000 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX SLI ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M

~ 48%

High-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GF106 chip using GDDR5 graphics memory (up to 1.5 GB).

675 MHz, 192 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

~ 44%

Fermi based mobile workstation graphics card with a TDP of 75W. Compared to the 5010M it does not support ECC RAM and DP floating point support.

450 MHz, 240 - unified, DX11 | 625 MHz, 256 Bit

Class 2

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M

~ 35%

Upcoming middle class graphics card of the 600M series.

625 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7730M

Upcoming performance-class-GPU based on the GCN architecture and produced in 28nm.

575 - 675 MHz, 512 - unified, DX11.1 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT SLI ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 ~ 3 years old

» ATI FirePro M7740

~ 46%

Workstation graphics adapter based on the Mobility Radeon HD 4860 with up to 1 GB of fast GDDR5 graphics memory and a 128 Bit memory bus. The FirePro M7740 competes with the Quadro FX 3700M and even surpasses the Nvidia card in certain benchmarks.

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M ~ 2 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6775G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6770M and a 6620G or 6520G APU graphics card commonly found certain AMD CPUs such as the 3500M.

880 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7690M XT

~ 42%

Renamed Radeon HD 6770M and therefore faster than the similar called 7690M (without XT) which is based on the 6750M.

725 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD FirePro M5950

~ 39%

Professional workstation graphics card based on the Radeon HD 6770M with GDDR5 graphics memory and certified drivers.

725 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6770M

~ 44%

Fastest card of the 6600M/6700M series with GDDR5 memory, UVD3 and Eyefinity+ support. Is the immediate successor to the HD 5770 with more cores and higher clock rates

675 / 725 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M

~ 35%

Essentially a renamed GeForce GT 555M available in two or more variants with 96 or 144 shaders and 128 bit / 192 bit DDR3 or GDDR5 memory.

675-753 MHz, 144 - unified, DX11 | 785-900 MHz, 128/192 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M

~ 35%

As the successor to the GeForce GT 445M, the GT 555M is available in many different versions based on different chips (GF106, GF116, GF108) with different graphics memory (128 Bit, 192 Bit, DDR3, GDDR5) and varying core speeds.

525-753 MHz, 144 - unified, DX11 | 785-900 MHz, 128/192 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850

~ 40%

The HD 5850 is a slower clocked HD 5870 and is reliant on fast GDDR5 memory to perform in the high-end segment. It is based on the Desktop HD 5770 chip but with a lower clock speed.

625 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 2000 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6850M

~ 42%

Essentially a renamed Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics card

575 / 675 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro 2000M

~ 47%

Mobile middle-class workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture. The 128 Bit memory bus and the DDR3 memory could be potential bottlenecks of the 2000M.

550 MHz, 192 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

~ 30%

GF106-based card with only 144 Shaders. Memory bandwidth may be 128 bits or 192 bits, depending on the model.

590 MHz, 144 - unified, DX11 | 1250 MHz, 192 / 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M

~ 35%

Essentially a renamed GTS 260M but with higher clock rates (412 versus 396 Gigaflops, according to Nvidia). The GTS 360M delivers high-end performance with GDDR5 graphics memory.

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

» AMD Radeon HD 6755G2 *

~ 21%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6750M and a 6620G or 6520G APU graphics card (e.g., found in the AMD 3500M CPU).

880 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7690M

~ 36%

Essentially a renamed Radeon HD 6750M, the Radeon HD 7690M shares many of the same specifications but with slightly higher DDR3 memory clock rates

600 - 725 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6750M

~ 40%

Essentially a renamed Radeon HD 6650M but with faster GDDR5 memory.

600 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE *

A Slower-clocked version of the GT 640M

500 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 550M

~ 36%

Performance-level graphics card for laptops based on the old 400M series but with support for DDR3 at 900MHz.

740 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 260M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS ~ 4 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6830M

The HD 6830 is a higher clocked HD 5830 and therefore supports only the old UVD2 video decoder.

575 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830

~ 26%

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.

500 MHz, 800 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6760G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6730M and a 6620G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD 3500M CPU).

880 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6740G2 *

~ 25%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6650M and a 6620G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD 3500M CPU) or a HD 6730M and 6520G.

880 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6730M *

~ 30%

Due to the same codename, the 6730M should be a HD 6770M with slow DDR3 memory.

725 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5770

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.

650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6570M

~ 30%

Renamed Mobility Radeon HD 5700 series card with (optional?) GDDR5 support like the HD 5750.

650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7660G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics *

685 / 600 MHz, 862 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7640G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics *

~ 26%

655 / 600 MHz, 736 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7670M *

~ 32%

Renamed Radeon HD 6650M and therefore still produced in 40nm.

600 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro 1000M

~ 39%

Fermi based entry to middle class mobile workstation graphics card (probably based on the same chip as the GeForce GT 540M).

700 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5750 *

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.

550 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 1600 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6720G2 *

~ 18%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6650M and a 6620G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD 3400M CPU).

880 - unified, DX11 |

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M *

~ 30%

Multiple models based on various chips of the Fermi generation. Specifically, the GT 630M exists in GF108/GF106/GF116 variants, but are all essentially renamed GeForce GT 540M or 555M GPUs. A GF117 variant exists as well, built on a 28nm lithology with reduced power consumption.

672 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M

~ 33%

Mid-range graphics card based on the GT 435M chip (GF108) with higher clock rates and DDR3 support.

672 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6690G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6630M and a 6620G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD A8-3500M CPU).

880 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6650M

~ 36%

Successor of the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with more cores, UVD3 processor and Eyefinity+. Due to the same codename, the 6650M should be a HD 6750M with slow DDR3 memory.

600 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730

~ 31%

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.

650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» ATI FirePro M5800

~ 22%

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

650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M

~ 34%

GF108 based mid-range graphics card with DX11 support.

650 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6680G2 *

~ 16%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6630M and a 6520G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD A6-3400M CPU).

800 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6550M

~ 33%

Renamed Mobility Radeon HD 5650.

600 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7590M *

Renamed Radeon HD 6650M that features only a 64 Bit memory bus but with fast GDDR5 graphics memory.

600 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350M

~ 31%

According to the released informations, the Geforce GTS 350M should be just a renamed GTS 250M. In the Toshiba A663 it is however a bit lower clocked.

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

» NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6630M

~ 25%

Successor of the slow clocked (low power) versions of the Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with more cores, UVD3 processor and Eyefinity+.

485 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7650M

Based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6650M but with slower core clock. 480 Shader and 128 bit DDR3 interface.

450-550 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7570M *

Same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M, but only 64 bit memory interface and only 5 SIMDs (=400 Shader) activated. Differently clocked versions with DDR3 oder GDDR5 memory.

450 - 650 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 / 900 MHz, 64 Bit

Class 3

» AMD Radeon HD 7630M

Based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M but with slower core clock.

450 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M

~ 31%

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.

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

» AMD Radeon HD 7660G

~ 29%

Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity A10 series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.

497 - 686 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

~ 29%

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

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

» AMD Radeon HD 6530M

~ 30%

Renamed low power Mobility Radeon HD 5650.

500 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M

Based on the old GF108 in 40nm (GT 525M) or also as a 28nm Fermi shrink without dedicated display ports (can only be used with Optimus).

625 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M

~ 29%

Based on the GeForce GT 425M with slightly higher core clock speeds.

600 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7610M

~ 25%

Based on the same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M but with slower clock rates and only 5 instead of the 6 SIMD blocks = 400 shader.

450 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7640G *

~ 19%

Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity A8 series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.

497 - 655 MHz, 256 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7620G *

Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity A10 LV series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.

360 - 497 MHz, 384 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v

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

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 425M

~ 29%

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

560 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS ~ 4 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 7550M *

Same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M, but only 64 bit memory interface and only 5 SIMDs (=400 Shader) activated. Differently clocked versions with DDR3 oder GDDR5 memory.

450 - 550 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 / 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6645G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6490M and a 6620G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD A8-3500M CPU).

560 - unified, DX11 |

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M

~ 34%

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

530 MHz, 48 - unified, DX10 | 800 MHz, 256 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M

~ 25%

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).

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 ~ 4 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6620G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 7450M and a 6620G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).

400 / 700 MHz, 560 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz

» AMD Radeon HD 6640G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6450M or 6470M and a 6620G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).

560 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165

~ 27%

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

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v

~ 18%

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

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX SLI ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M

~ 24%

The GT 420M is an GF108 based middle class GPU with DirectX 11 support.

500 MHz, 96 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7530M *

Same chip as the Radeon HD 6630M, but only 64 bit memory interface, only 5 SIMDs (=400 Shader) activated and lower clocks.

450 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 ~ 4 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 7520G

Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity A6 series APUs from AMD (e.g. A6-4400M). Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.

497 - 686 MHz, 192 - unified, DX11 |

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M

~ 28%

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).

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

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M

~ 30%

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

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

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M

~ 28%

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

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

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 7490M *

Based on the old Seymore XT chip and is essentially a renamed version of the Radeon HD 6490M but with slightly higher clock rates.

800 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 950 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7510M *

Based on the same chip like the Radeon HD 6630M, but lower clocks, only 64 bit memory interface and 5 SIMDs = 400 shader

450 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GT ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M

~ 24%

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.

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v

~ 20%

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.

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

» Intel HD Graphics 4000 *

~ 23%

Processor graphics card in the high end Ivy Bridge models. Offers a different clock speed in the different CPU models (ULV to desktop quad core) and therefore a different performance.

350 - 1350 MHz, 16 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6620G

~ 17%

Integrated processor graphics card (in the A-Series of Llano APUs) without dedicated graphics memory.

400 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7500G *

Processor graphics card that is built into the Trinity ULV-A6 series APUs from AMD. Based on the VLIW4 architecture of the Radeon HD 6900 desktop series.

327 - 424 MHz, 256 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6545G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6490M and a 6520G APU graphics card (e.g. found in the AMD A6-3400M CPU).

480 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6520G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

~ 18%

Asymmetric Crossfire combination of the Radeon HD 6520G processor graphics card and a dedicated Radeon HD 7450M. The performance is only in some games better than the single graphic card and may suffer from micro stuttering.

400 / 700 MHz, 480 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6540G2 *

~ 18%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6450M or 6470M and a 6520G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).

480 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6480G + HD 7450M Dual Graphics *

~ 15%

Asymmetric Crossfire combination of the Radeon HD 6480G processor graphics card and a dedicated Radeon HD 7450M. The performance is only in some games better than the single graphic card and may suffer from micro stuttering.

593 / 700 MHz, 400 - unified, DX11 | - / 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6515G2 *

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6490M and a 6480G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).

400 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7470M

~ 13%

Based on the old Seymore XT chip and therefore a renamed version of the Radeon HD 6490M (perhaps with slightly changed clock rates).

750 / 800 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 800 / 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6490M

~ 26%

Entry to middle class graphics card based on the Seymore XT codename with support for fast GDDR5. The chip can be clocked at 700-750 with GDDR5 and 800 with slow DDR3.

700 / 750 / 800 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX

~ 20%

Entry level graphics card based on the GF119 chip with a 64 Bit memory bus. Compared to the GT 520M, the MX is higher clocked.

900 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M

~ 20%

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

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

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS SLI ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA NVS 4200M

~ 18%

Business Graphics card that is based on the GeForce GT 520M with special BIOS and drivers for business applications. The clock speeds however can in theory slightly surpass the GT 520M, in the Latitude 6420 however they are at a level of the GT 520M.

810 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6510G2 *

~ 18%

Dual Graphics (asymmetrical CrossFire) combination of a dedicated Radeon HD 6430M, 6450M, or 6470M and a 6480G APU graphics card (in the processor core of the A-Series).

400 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7450M

~ 18%

Entry to middle class graphics card based on the Seymore XT codename featuring the UVD3 video processor.

700 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 610M

~ 16%

Entry level graphics card based on the older GeForce GT 520M or GeForce GT 520MX.

672 - 900 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6470M

~ 21%

Entry to middle class graphics card based on the Seymore XT codename featuring the UVD3 video processor.

700 / 750 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M

~ 20%

Entry level graphics card based on the new GF119 chip with a 64 Bit memory bus or on the GF108 with 128 Bit memory bus but lower clock rates.

740 / 600 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 800 / 900 MHz, 64 / 128 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5725 ~ 3 years old

» AMD FirePro M3900 *

Entry level mobile workstation graphics card based on the AMD Radeon 6470M.

680 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6520G

~ 14%

Integrated processor graphics card (in the A6-Series of Llano APUs) without dedicated graphics memory and only 320 of the 400 shader cores.

400 MHz, 320 - unified, DX11 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 320M

~ 17%

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

450 MHz, 32 - unified, DX10.1 |

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M

~ 15%

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

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800XT ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4550 ~ 2 years old

Class 4

» NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS ~ 4 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6480G *

~ 13%

Integrated processor graphics card (in the A4-Series of Llano APUs) without dedicated graphics memory and only 240 of the 400 shader cores. Beware, the version in the 3305M only features 160 shader cores but at a higher core clock.

444 MHz, 240 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2700 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce GT 415M

~ 13%

The GT 415M is the slowest GT 400M announced in 09/2010 and features only half of the GF108 cores.

500 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 128 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 410M

~ 19%

Entry level graphics card based on the GF119 chip but compared to the 520M with lower clock rates.

575 MHz, 48 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6370M

~ 17%

Renamed old HD 5470 with 80 shader processors and DirectX11 support.

750 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470

~ 17%

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.

750 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 1800 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6450M

~ 14%

Seymore-PRO based entry level graphics card with Eyefinity+ support and clocked somewhere betwen 480 and 800MHz.

600 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 7430M *

Renamed Radeon HD 6450M.

600 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 900 MHz, 64 Bit

» AMD Radeon HD 6380G *

Integrated processor graphics card (in the E2-Series of Llano APUs) without dedicated graphics memory and only 120 of the 400 shader cores.

400 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5145

~ 17%

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.

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v

~ 17%

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

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450 *

~ 13%

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

675 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 ~ 5 years old

» Intel HD Graphics 3000

~ 14%

3 upcoming (Q1 2011) integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The 3000 / 200 is the faster internally GT2 called version with 12 Execution Units (EUs).

350-1350 MHz, 12 - unified, DX10.1 |

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M

~ 19%

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

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

» NVIDIA GeForce 310M

~ 15%

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).

606 / 625 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce G210M

~ 16%

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.

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

» NVIDIA NVS 3100M

~ 18%

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

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

» NVIDIA GeForce 405M

Renamed GeForce 310M / 315M and therfore still based on the G2xx Architecture of the GeForce G210M.

606 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce 315M

~ 15%

Slightly lower clocked GeForce 310M and therefore also based on the GT218 core that was introduced with the Geforce G210M. Entry-level graphics card that was introduced in late 2010.

606 MHz, 16 - unified, DX10.1 | 790 MHz, 64 Bit

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M G ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA NVS 2100M

~ 16%

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.

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

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800XT ~ 7 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6430M *

Slowest Seymour based chip (LP for low power) with UVD3 video processor and Eyefinity+ support.

480 MHz, 160 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5430

~ 12%

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

550 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v

~ 17%

Renamed HD 4550 GPU with a slightly higher clocked memory speed and therefore an entry level graphics card with DirectX 10.1 support.

550 MHz, 80 - unified, DX10.1 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» Intel HD Graphics 2500 *

~ 19%

In the upcoming Ivy Bridge (Core ix-3xxx) integrated processor graphics card. The HD 2500 is the slower, GT1 called, part with less execution units (EUs) and only one texture sampler - compared to the GT2 HD Graphics 4000.

650 - 1350 MHz, 6 - unified, DX10.1 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6350M *

Should be based on the old HD 5450 or 5430 with 80 shader processors and DirectX11 support.

500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 800-900 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4350 ~ 3 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v

~ 10%

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

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

» NVIDIA GeForce 305M

~ 11%

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.

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

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5250 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 300M ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X800 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9800 ~ 8 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6600 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1450 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X700 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 110M ~ 3 years old

» AMD Radeon HD 6330M *

Should be based on the old HD 4330 with 80 shader processors and DirectX10.1 support (altough the AMD webpage points to a HD 5430).

500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 | 800 MHz, 64 Bit

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M ~ 5 years old

» Intel HD Graphics 2000

~ 14%

Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). The 2000 is the slower, internally GT1 called, version with 6 Execution Units (EUs).

850 / 1100-1350 MHz, 6 - unified, DX10.1 |

» NVIDIA GeForce G 107M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 105M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 103M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GE ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 102M ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce G 205M ~ 2 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) ~ 4 years old

» Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) *

~ 11%

Processor graphics card which is integrated in the Sandy Bridge Pentium and Celeron processors. Similar to the desktop HD Graphics 2000 and not related to the old Arrandale processor graphics with the same name.

350 - 1100 MHz, 6 - unified, DX10.1 |

» Chrome9HD *

~ 9%

The VIA S3 Chrome9HD is a chipset graphics card found in the VN1000 chipset for VIA Nano CPUs. In conjunction with the L4700 Quad-Core, the GPU is able to slightly beat the Radeon HD 6310 in the AMD E-350 (3DMark06 according to VIA).

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX10.1 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7340 *

Integrated processor graphics card in the 2nd generation of Zacate APUs (e.g., E2-1800). Due to Turbo Core, the graphics card can clock from 523 to 680 MHz and is based on the same core as the Radeon HD 6320 (1. generation Zacate).

523 - 680 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6320 *

~ 9%

Integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processors (e.g. E-450) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory. Thanks to TurboCore, it can automatically overclock to 600 MHz.

500-600 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 7310 *

Integrated processor graphics card in the Zacate netbook APUs of the 2nd generation (e.g., E1-1200) with an integrated UVD3 video decoder.Technically just a renamed Radeon HD 6310 (1. generation Zacate).

500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6310 *

~ 8%

Integrated graphics card in the Zacate netbook processors (e.g. E-350 and E-240) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.

500 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 Hybrid X2 ~ 3 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA ION 2 *

~ 7%

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.

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

» NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT ~ 5 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 4270

~ 5%

Onboard (shared memory) graphics card in the RS880M chipset with Avivo HD support. Technically a higher clocked HD 4250.

590 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 |

» ATI Radeon HD 4250

~ 7%

Onboard graphics card (in the RS880M chipset) for AMD processors with Avivo HD support and technically a higher clocked HD 4200.

500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6290 *

~ 4%

Integrated graphics card in some Ontario netbook processors (e.g. C-60) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory. Compared to the HD 6250, the 6290 features Turbo Core to overclock automatically to 400MHz.

280 - 400 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» ATI Radeon HD 4200

~ 7%

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).

500 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics

~ 7%

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.

500 MHz, 12 - unified, DX10 |

» AMD Radeon HD 6250

~ 6%

Integrated graphics card in the Ontario netbook processors (e.g. C-50 and C-30) featuring an UVD3 video decoder and no dedicated memory.

280 MHz, 80 - unified, DX11 |

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 150M ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 3200 ~ 4 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 4225 *

~ 5%

Onboard graphics card (in the RS880M chipset) that is able to decode HD videos (thanks to the UVD2). Technically a slower clocked HD 4250.

380 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 |

» ATI Radeon HD 4100 *

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.

350 MHz, 40 - unified, DX10.1 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 ~ 2 years old

» ATI Radeon HD 3100 ~ 4 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M ~ 5 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 8200M G ~ 4 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD ~ 4 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD

~ 4%

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.

533 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 | , 0 Bit

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M

~ 4%

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.

400 MHz, 10 - unified, DX10 |

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX 350M ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X600 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3200 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL V3100 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2e ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go ~ 10 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL T2 ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 ~ 8 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 7200 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6400 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon X300 ~ 7 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6250 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700 ~ 8 years old

» NVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1000 ~ 8 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650 ~ 9 years old

Class 5

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1250 ~ 5 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 ~ 6 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 ~ 5 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 ~ 5 years old

» PowerVR SGX543MP4 *

16 - unified |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 *

~ 3%

Integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2800) without dedicated memory. Most likely based on a PowerVR design similar to the GMA 500 but with higher clock rates.

640 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9.1 |

» NVIDIA GeForce 7190M ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 7150M ~ 6 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 ~ 6 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 7000M ~ 6 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 *

~ 3%

Integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2600) without dedicated memory. Most likely based on a PowerVR design similar to the GMA 500 but with higher clock rates.

400 MHz, 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9.1 |

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL 9000 ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200 ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 460 Go ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 440 Go ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go ~ 10 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150

~ 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).

200 MHz, 2 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9c |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 ~ 7 years old

Class 6

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 ~ 11 years old

» ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 ~ 7 years old

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 ~ 7 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 200M ~ 7 years old

» ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 ~ 6 years old

» SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX

~ 1%

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).

250 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» SIS Mirage 3 671MX ~ 6 years old

» PowerVR SGX543MP2 *

8 - unified |

» Qualcomm Adreno 225 *

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» ARM Mali-400 MP *

OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics card for ARM SoCs that is scaleable from one to four fragment processors and has got one vertex processor. Mainly used in conjunction with ARM A9 cores in tablets and smartphones.

1-4 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 3) *

8 / 4 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» NVIDIA GeForce ULP (Tegra 2) *

300 - 400 MHz, 4 / 4 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 *

~ 1%

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).

400 MHz, 4 - unified, DX9.0c |

» PowerVR SGX540 *

200 MHz, 4 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» 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 |

» Qualcomm Adreno 205 *

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» GC800 *

315-575 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» PowerVR SGX535

200 MHz, 2 / 2 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» PowerVR SGX530

2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» Qualcomm Adreno 200 *

128 MHz, / Pixel- / Vertexshader |

» NVIDIA GeForce 3 Go ~ 10 years old

» NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go 200 / 100 ~ 11 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP ~ 9 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon M7 ~ 10 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon M6 ~ 10 years old

» VIA Chrome9 HC

~ 1%

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.

250 MHz, 2 / 1 Pixel- / Vertexshader, DX9 |

» Intel Extreme Graphics 2 ~ 8 years old

» ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP ~ 9 years old

» ATI Radeon IGP 340M ~ 10 years old

» ATI Radeon IGP 320M ~ 10 years old

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II ~ 6 years old

» VIA S3G UniChrome Pro ~ 8 years old

» VIA Castle Rock ~ 9 years old

» SIS Mirage 2 M760 ~ 9 years old

» SIS Mirage M661FX ~ 9 years old

» VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8 ~ 11 years old

» ATI Mobility 128 M3 ~ 12 years old

» Silicon Motion SM502 ~ 5 years old

» unknown *

/ Pixel- / Vertexshader |

Key

... Core Speed

... Memory Speed

Notebook Size

... small and light

... medium sized

... large

Performance Chart

   3DMark2001
   3DMark03
   3DMark05
   3DMark06
   3DMark Vantage Performance GPU

~ 99% ... Average 3DMark performance in %

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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