Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (also known as GMA 900) is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on the Mobile Intel 915GM chipset for Intel processors. It does not support hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) calculations (which is required for some games).
It supports DirectX 9.0 with Shader Model 2.0 (Vertex Shader are calculated in Software - by the CPU) and OpenGL 1.4. Furthermore, the chip is able to accelerate the decoding of MPEG2 videos and supports Motion Compensation.
The GMA 900 can not be described as a graphics card that is sufficient for gamers. Still Intel published a list of games that will run (not needingly beautiful) on the notebook. Some old 3D games and especially 2D games should run without problems. The advantage of integrated graphics cards, is that they have a low power consumtion and therefore save battery life. Furthermore, the laptop may stay cooler and more silent than laptops with dedicated graphics cards. For office programs and surfing the performance is more than sufficient.
Currently there are no drivers that support Aero Glass for Windows Vista.
| Manufacturer | Intel |
| Series | GMA |
| Codename | GMA 900 |
| Pipelines | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader |
| Core Speed * | 400 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 400 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 0 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 0 Bit |
| Memory Type | mit Hauptspeicher geteilt (shared) |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 0 MB |
| Shared Memory | no shared Memory |
| DirectX | DirectX 9c, Shader 2.0 |
| technology | 130 nm |
| Features | No Hardware Transform and Lightning Support (T&L), MPEG2 acceleration, Motion Compensation |
| Notebook Size | small and light |
| Date of Announcement | 01.03.2005 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/g... |
benchmarks
3DMark 2001: - Standard 1024x768
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100%
min: 1726, avg: 3330, max: 4264 Points ... More Details
3DMark 03: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 289, avg: 736, max: 900 Points ... More Details
3DMark 05: - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 200, avg: 234, max: 279 Points ... More Details
3DMark 06:
0% 100%
min: 54, avg: 57, max: 60 Points ... More Details
Cinebench R10: - Shading
0% 100%
min: 149, avg: 149, max: 149 Points ... More Details
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo: - highest 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 32.1, avg: 32, max: 32.1 fps ... More Details
Doom 3: - Low 640x480
0% 100%
min: 2.8, avg: 3, max: 2.8 fps ... More Details
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card - Average benchmark values for this graphics cardBased on 15 benchmarks
| 3DMark 05in comparison | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 (min) | 150 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 | 150 | |
| Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 | 234 | |
| VIA Chrome9 HC | 263 | |
| SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX | 275 | |
| SIS Mirage 3 671MX | 305 | |
| ... | ||
| ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 (max) | 20115 | |
Notebook reviews with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 graphics card
Lenovo 3000 C100 TB0B5GE / TB03MGE (Intel Pentium M 750, 15.1")
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Averatec 4200 (Intel Pentium M 730, 13.3")
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Asus A3H (Intel Celeron M 380, 15.1")
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Acer Aspire 1642WLMi (Intel Pentium M 735, 15.4")
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Acer Aspire 9503EWSMi (Intel Celeron M 370, 17.1")
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HP Compaq nc4200 (Intel Pentium M 740, 12.1")
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HP Compaq tc4200 (Intel Pentium M 750, 12.1")
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Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook) (Intel Celeron M 900 MHz underclocked 630 MHz, 7.0")
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» Asus Eee PC 701 4G - External Review
Asus Eee PC 900 (Intel Celeron M 353, 8.9")
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» Asus Eee PC 900 - External Review
Asus Eee PC 900A (Intel Atom N270 1600, 8.9")
» Asus Eee PC 900A - External Review
Acer Extensa 3102WXMi (Intel Pentium M 740, 14.1")
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Dell Inspiron 1300 (Intel Celeron M 360, 15.4")
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Dell Inspiron 2200 (Intel Celeron M 370, 15.1")
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Benq Joybook S53W (Intel Pentium M 750, 13.3")
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Dell Latitude 120L (Intel Celeron M 380, 14.1")
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Dell Latitude D410 (Intel Pentium M 750, 12.1")
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Dell Latitude X1 (Intel Pentium M 733, 12.1")
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LG LE1600 (Intel Pentium M 758, 12.1")
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Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P1510 (Intel Pentium M 753, 8.9")
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Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P7120 (Intel Pentium M 753, 10.6")
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» Asus N80 Serie -
Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7020 (Intel Pentium M 750, 14.1")
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Motion LS800 (Intel Pentium M 753, 8.4")
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Medion MIM 2220 (Intel Pentium M 725, 15.4")
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Nexoc Osiris S602 II (Intel Pentium M 750, 12.1")
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Toshiba Portégé R200 (Intel Pentium M 753, 12.1")
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Samsung Q1 (Intel Celeron M 353, 7.2")
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Samsung Q1P (Intel Pentium M 723, 7.0")
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Samsung Q30 Plus (Intel Pentium M 753, 12.1")
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Benq S53W (Intel Pentium M 750, 13")
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Toshiba Satellite L20-121 (Intel Pentium M 750, 15.1")
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Toshiba Satellite L40-139 (Intel Celeron M 520, 15.4")
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Toshiba Satellite M70 (Intel Pentium M 760, 15.4")
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Toshiba Satellite M70-236 (Intel Pentium M 740, 15.4")
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Toshiba Satellite Pro L40 (Intel Celeron M 520, 15.4")
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Alienware Sentia m3200 (Intel Pentium M 760, 12.1")
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Alienware Sentia m3400 (Intel Pentium M 755, 14.1")
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Amoi T31 (Intel Celeron M 373, 10.6")
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Lenovo Thinkpad X41 (Intel Pentium M 758, 12.1")
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Lenovo Thinkpad Z60t (Intel Pentium M 750, 14.1")
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» Asus M70 Series -
Panasonic Toughbook CF-T4 (Intel Pentium M 753, 12.1")
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Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y4 (Intel Pentium M 778, 14.1")
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Acer TravelMate 2420 (Intel Celeron M 370, 14.1")
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Acer TravelMate 2423WXMi (Intel Celeron M 370, 14.1")
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Acer TravelMate 2424WXMi (Intel Celeron M 380, 14.1")
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Acer TravelMate 2492NWLMi (Intel Celeron M 420, 15.4")
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Acer TravelMate 2492WLMi (Intel Celeron M 420, 15.4")
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Acer TravelMate 3000 (Intel Pentium M 740, 12.1")
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Acer TravelMate 3002WTCi (Intel Pentium M 740, 12.1")
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Acer TravelMate 3002WTMi (Intel Pentium M 740, 12.1")
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Acer TravelMate 3302WXMi (Intel Pentium M 740, 14.1")
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Acer TravelMate 4064WLMi (Intel Pentium M 760, 15.4")
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Asus U5A (Intel Pentium M 750, 12.1")
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Sony Vaio VGN-BX196VP (Intel Pentium M 740, 15.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B (Intel Pentium M 740, 15.4")
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Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1M (Intel Core Duo T2300, 13.3")
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Samsung X1 (Intel Pentium M 753, 14.1")
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