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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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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.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

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The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 or GMA 3650 is an integrated processor graphics card (e.g. in the Atom N2800) without dedicated memory. It is based on a PowerVR SGX 545 design similar to the GMA 500 (SGX 535). It is still not very fast and is therefore not really suited for gaming. Our tests also show that many games wont even start with the GPU and are therefore not playable. Furthermore, the announced DX 10.1 support is not given at launch, only DirectX 9.

The GMA 3650 also features a HD video decoder and is able to output to HDMI ports.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 Series
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 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
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 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 TrailCedar Trail
ArchitecturePowerVR SGX5PowerVR SGX5
Pipelines4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed400 MHz640 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 9.1DirectX 9.1
technology32 nm32 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 3.0OpenGL 3.0
Date of Announcement01.11.2011 01.11.2011
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
CPU in Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Intel Atom D27002 x 2130 MHz, 10 W640 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom N28502 x 2000 MHz, 6,6 W640 MHz? MHz
Intel Atom D25602 x 2000 MHz, 10 W640 MHz? MHz
min. - max.400 - 640 MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
-1 Points (-0%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
-1 Points (-0%)
3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
3514 Points (4%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 1833     avg: 1926     median: 1925.5 (1%)     max: 2018 Points
min: 2014     avg: 2284     median: 2284 (1%)     max: 2554 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 704     avg: 738     median: 738 (1%)     max: 772 Points
min: 809     avg: 905     median: 905 (1%)     max: 1001 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
3DMark 06
260 Points (0%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
440 Points (1%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
3DMark 06
min: 276     avg: 280.5     median: 280.5 (0%)     max: 285 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
422 Points (1%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
3.2 Points (41%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 5.6     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (72%)     max: 5.8 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 720     avg: 805     median: 828 (1%)     max: 867 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
min: 429     avg: 680     median: 435 (0%)     max: 1176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
0 fps (0%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 → 100% n=8

Average Benchmarks Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 → 114% n=8

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650:
3.9  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
-1  fps
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650:
-1 (!)  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
12  fps
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650:
12  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
-1  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
-1  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
-1  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
low 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650:
-1  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650:
14.3  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
12.6  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
3.1  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
100%
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600:
8  fps

Average Gaming Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 → 100%

Average Gaming Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 → 100%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Anno 20703.9
Fifa 12-1
F1 201112
Colin McRae: DIRT 2-1
Left 4 Dead14.3
< 30 fps
< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600lowmed.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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