Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500
The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 (also called GMA 500) is a graphics cards for embedded products (e.g. MIDs), netbooks and other small mobile devices. It is usually paired with an Intel Atom CPU and designed for video playback tasks (even HD content). The integrated video decoder is able to accelerate MPEG-2, VC-1, and AVC HD videos.
The graphics core is based on a licensed PowerVR SGX core and is clocked with 100 (UL11L) or 200 MHz (US15L, US15W chipset). The GMA 500 is compatible with DirectX 10.1 and features 4 unified shaders. Still the performance wont be sufficient for playing 3D games.
The chipsets that integrate the GMA 500 (UL11L, US15L, and US15W) support
UL11L | US15L | US15W | |
|---|---|---|---|
Core Speed | 100 | 200 | 200 MHz |
Max RAM | 512 MB | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
max Displays | 1 | 2 | 2 |
PCIe Slots | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Series | GMA |
| Codename | GMA 500 |
| Pipelines | 4 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 200 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | |
| Memory Speed * | |
| Memory Bus Width | |
| Memory Type | |
| Max. Amount of Memory | |
| Shared Memory | yes max 128MB shared |
| DirectX | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 |
| technology | 130 nm |
| Features | OpenGL 2.0, PowerVR SGX Kern, Screen Tiling, Internal True Color Processing, Zero overhead AA, 32 Bit floating-point operations. |
| Notebook Size | small and light |
| Date of Announcement | 01.11.2008 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://download.intel.com/design/chipset... |
benchmarks
3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 679, avg: 968, max: 1335 Points ... More Details
3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
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min: 142, avg: 852, max: 4113 Points ... More Details
3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 126, avg: 137, max: 150 Points ... More Details
3DMark 06:
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min: 68, avg: 81, max: 88 Points ... More Details
Cinebench R10: - Shading
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min: 22, avg: 29, max: 35 Points ... More Details
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card - Average benchmark values for this graphics cardBased on 35 benchmarks
| 3DMark 05 in comparison | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 (min) | 137 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 | 137 | |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 | 234 | |
| VIA Chrome9 HC | 277 | |
| SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX | 315 | |
| ... | ||
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M SLI (max) | 19268 | |
Game Benchmarks
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Notebook reviews with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 graphics card
Acer Aspire One 751 (Intel Atom Z520, 11.6")
» Review Acer Aspire One 751 Mini-Notebook - Review
» Acer Aspire One 751 - External Review
Advent Altro (Intel Celeron M 723, 13.3")
» Advent Altro - External Review
Asus Eee PC 1101HA (Intel Atom Z520, 11.6")
» Review Asus Eee PC 1101HA Netbook - Review
» Asus Eee PC 1101HA - External Review
Asus R50A (Intel Atom Z520, 5.6")
» Review of Asus R50A UMPC - Review
Benq Joybook Lite U121 Eco (Intel Atom Z520, 11.6")
» Benq Joybook Lite U121 Eco - External Review
Dell Inspiron 11z (Intel Celeron M 723, 11.6")
» Dell Inspiron 11z - External Review
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Intel Atom Z530, 10.1")
» Dell Inspiron Mini 10 - External Review
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 PP19S (Intel Atom Z530, 10.1")
» Review Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook - Review
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 (Intel Atom Z530, 12.1")
» Review Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Notebook - Review
» Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - External Review
Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook U2010 (Intel Atom Z530, 5.6")
» Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook U2010 - External Review
MSI Wind U115 (Intel Atom Z530, 10.2")
» Review MSI Wind U115 Hybrid Luxury Netbook - Review
» MSI Wind U115 - External Review
Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 (Intel Atom Z520, 5.6")
» Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/Q (Intel Atom Z520, 8.00")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/Q - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/R (Intel Atom Z520, 8.00")
» Review Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/R Mini-Notebook - Review
» Sony Vaio VGN-P - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/W (Intel Atom Z520, 8.00")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/W - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P19VN/Q (Intel Atom Z530, 8.00")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P19VN/Q - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q (Intel Atom Z520, 8")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z (Intel Atom Z520, 8")
» Review Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z Mini-Notebook - Review
» Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P530H/R (Intel Atom Z520, 8.00")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P530H/R - External Review
Sony Vaio VGN-P588E (Intel Atom Z520, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P588E - External Review
Sony Vaio VPC-X (Intel Atom Z550, 11.1")
» Sony Vaio X - External Review
Sony Vaio VPC-X11S1E/B (Intel Atom Z550, 11.1")
» Sony Vaio VPC-X11S1E/B - External Review
Yukyung Viliv S7 (Intel Atom Z520, 7")
» Yukyung Viliv S7 - External Review
