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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 or GMA 3600 is an integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2600) without dedicated memory. It is based on a PowerVR SGX 545 design similar to the GMA 500 (SGX 535). In theory the GPU should support DirectX 10.1 but at launch only DirectX 9 support was available.

The gaming performance is very bad and many games are not even running at all.

Compared to the HD 3650, the 3600 is clocked slower (400 vs 640MHz).

The GMA 3600 also includes an integrated video decoder to handle some types of HD videos and supports an HDMI output.

Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 Series

Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 compare 4/0 cores @ 0.64 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 4/0 cores @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 compare 2/0 cores @ 0.2 GHz
CodenameCedar Trail
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5
Pipelines4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed400 MHz
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 9.1
technology32 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 3.0
Date of Announcement01.11.2011
CPU in Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Atom N26502 x 1733 MHz, 3,6 W400 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom N26002 x 1600 MHz, 3.5 W400 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
-1 Points (-0%)
171.8 -17280%
...
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
-1
171.8 -17280%
179 -18000%
192.1 -19310%
206 -20700%
232.3 -23330%
251.8 -25280%
268 -26900%
301 -30200%
310.6 -31160%
...
59943 -5994400%
max:
106023 -10602400%
0%
100%
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
-1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
12  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
-1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
-1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
-1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
12.6  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
3.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 12-1
F1 201112
Dirt 3-1
Fifa 11-1
Mafia 2-1
Trackmania Nations Forever12.63.1
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark8
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Notebook reviews with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 graphics card

 

Review Asus Eee PC 1011CX Netbook

Unspectacular. In February, Asus presented their new Eee PC 1011CX with an Intel Atom N2600 dual-core CPU and a 10.1 inch display, along with six other models. ...
Intel Atom N2600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | 10.10" | 1.2 kg
 

Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook

New model, old performance? The Acer Aspire One D270 offers the latest Intel Atom processor generation based on Intel's Cedar Trail platform. For EUR 300, the b...
Intel Atom N2600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 | 10.10" | 1.3 kg

Acer Iconia W510P-27602G06iss: Intel Atom Z2760, 10.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Iconia W510P-27602G06iss

Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro XE500T1C-A02CZ: Intel Atom Z2760, 11.60", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro XE500T1C-A02CZ

Asus Eee PC 1225C-BLK012M: Intel Atom N2600, 12.10", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC 1225C-BLK012M

Asus Eee PC R11CX: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC R11CX

Acer Aspire One D270-28Dkk: Intel Atom N2800, 10.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire One D270-28Dkk

Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb

Asus Eee PC 1011CX: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC 1011CX

Acer Aspire One D270-26Dkk: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire One D270-26Dkk

HP Mini 110-1104: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » HP Mini 110-1104

Asus Eee PC X101CH: Intel Atom N2600, 10.10", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC X101CH

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