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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M vs Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD

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The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4700MHD (sometimes also called GMA X4700 HD or other combinations) is a DirectX 10 capable onboard graphics adapter in the GM47 chipset of the Centrino 2 platform (Montevina). The chip has no dedicated graphics memory, but takes dynamically an amount from the main memory (up to 384 MB).

Compared to the GMA 4500MHD, the 4700MHD features a higher core clock (plus 107 MHz) and is therefore a bit faster. Compared to the predecessor GMA X3100, the GMA 4500MHD has two more shaders and a 33 MHz higher core clock speed. Therefore, the chip is noticable faster than the older one (especially in 3DMark06). Still, the performance is just on par with the entry level dedicated graphics cards and therefore not suited for demanding games.

A new feature of the GMA chip, are the integrated HD video-decoding functions. The GM45 is able to decode HD-videos in the formats AVC, VC-2, and MPEG-2 to help the CPU. This way a Blu-Ray playback should also be possible with a low end CPU.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M

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The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (GMA 4500M) (sometimes also called GMA X4500 M) is a DirectX 10 capable integrated shared memory graphic card for laptops. The mGPU is integrated in the Intel GM40 and GL40 chipsets and designed for cheap laptops. The graphics card is also called Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family in the Intel drivers.

Compared to the GMA 4500M HD, the 4500M features a slower core clock (400 MHz versus 533MHz) and is thus a bit slower in games.

The chip itself is capable of supporting the CPU to decode HD videos, but because of the slower clock rate, the 4500M has troubles decoding 1080p videos fluently and therefore has no full Blu-Ray logo support.

The gaming performance of the 4500M is not really good. Only less demanding 3D games and very old games may run fluently in low detail settings. Sims 3 and F.E.A.R. for example achieved 30 fps (with stutters) in low deatails and low resolustions (combined with a fast CPU). 2D applications, games and Windows Vista / Windows 7 Aero are supported without any performance problems.

Compared to other modern integrated chipsets like the GeForce 9400M or the Radeon HD 3200, the 4500M is clearly the slowest especially for 3D games. Still the power consumption of the chip is quite competitive, so it may be the right choice for office tasks.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on a Mobile Intel 965GM (with 500 MHz core speed) and 960GM (400 MHz) chipset (for Merom = Core 2 architecture). It is the successor of GMA 950. Most interesting is the integration of a fully programmable pipeline. Due to the integration of DirectX9 and DirectX 10 features (with drivers later than 15.9.0.1472), HDR and Hardware Transform & Lighning (T&L) - predecessor only had Software T&L - should be ready for Windows Vista Premium (support Aero Glass fully). Respective the data, the peformance should be clearly better than GMA 950.

The 13.5 Watt current consumption is relatively low, because it includes all chipset functions (therefore, this value is not compareable to dedicated graphics cards).

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHDIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
GMA Series
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD 10 @ 0.64 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD 10 @ 0.53 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 10 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 8 @ 0.5 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 4/0 cores @ 0.25 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 4/0 cores @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 4 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 4 @ 0.2 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD 10 @ 0.64 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD 10 @ 0.53 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 10 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 8 @ 0.5 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 4/0 cores @ 0.25 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 4/0 cores @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 4 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 4 @ 0.2 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4700MHD 10 @ 0.64 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD 10 @ 0.53 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 10 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 8 @ 0.5 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 4/0 cores @ 0.25 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 4/0 cores @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 4 @ 0.4 GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 4 @ 0.2 GHz
CodenameMontevinaGL40Crestline
ArchitectureGen. 4.5Gen. 4.5Gen. 4
Pipelines10 - unified10 - unified8 - unified
Core Speed640 MHz400 MHz500 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyesno
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 3.0
technology65 nm65 nm90 nm
FeaturesEnhanced Intel Clear Video Technology, HD Video Decoder (VC/VC2/MPEG2), HDMI mit HDCP Support, Display Refresh Rate Switching Technology, Render StandbyEnhanced Intel Clear Video Technology, HD Video Decoder (VC/VC2/MPEG2), HDMI mit HDCP Support, Display Refresh Rate Switching Technology, Render StandbyTransform and Lighting Hardware Support, 32 Bit Floating Point Precision, 16xAF, Occlusion Query, Hardware Clipping, DX10, DirectX9, OpenGl 2.0, Hardware MPEG2 und WMV9 acceleration, 300 MHz RAMDAC, 2 25-112 MHz LVDS Transmitter, 2 DVO Encoder, TV Encoder
Date of Announcement01.10.2008 01.10.2008 09.05.2007
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.intel.comwww.intel.comwww.intel.com
Power Consumption13.5 Watt

Benchmarks

min: 2012     avg: 4319     median: 4117 (4%)     max: 6839 Points
min: 751     avg: 1520     median: 1600 (1%)     max: 2916 Points
min: 446     avg: 805     median: 848 (1%)     max: 997 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
3DMark 06
min: 645     avg: 696     median: 687.5 (1%)     max: 765 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
min: 411     avg: 499     median: 479 (1%)     max: 603 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
3DMark 06
min: 515     avg: 594     median: 612.5 (1%)     max: 636 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
min: 177     avg: 444.9     median: 430.5 (1%)     max: 583 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
3DMark 06
min: 533     avg: 700     median: 698.5 (1%)     max: 871 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
min: 426     avg: 488.3     median: 506 (1%)     max: 533 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
3DMark 06
min: 243     avg: 488.4     median: 539.5 (1%)     max: 594 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
3DMark 06
min: 413     avg: 528     median: 527.5 (1%)     max: 642 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
3.3 Points (42%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 3.2     avg: 3.4     median: 3.4 (43%)     max: 3.6 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
3.8 Points (56%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
4.1 Points (60%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
min: 76     avg: 647     median: 665 (0%)     max: 1143 Points
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
1.1 fps (0%)

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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 11

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
-1  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
34  fps
med. 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
11.4  fps
Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

2008
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
6  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
48.6  fps
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
2  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
3.5  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
1.6  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
28 40 ~ 34 fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
43 44 47 47 48 50 50 51 56 56 70 75 ~ 53 fps
med. 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
12 15 ~ 14 fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
8 8 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 13 14 14 ~ 10 fps
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
5 5 ~ 5 fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 ~ 3 fps
Quake 4

Quake 4

2005
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
14  fps
med. 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
12  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
low 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
15 29.4 30 ~ 25 fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
19  fps
med. 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
6 9.9 21 ~ 12 fps
high 1280x1024
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
1 4 ~ 3 fps
Counter-Strike Source

Counter-Strike Source

2004
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
30  fps
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
23.6  fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
4  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
5.2 8 8 8.4 8.7 9.6 9.7 12.6 12.6 13.4 15 ~ 10 fps
med. 640x480
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
8.5 9.9 13.3 ~ 11 fps
high 800x600
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
8.4 9.8 12.2 ~ 10 fps
ultra 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
7 8.2 9.5 ~ 8 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M:
59.9 84.5 ~ 72 fps
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100:
43.6 52 53.9 58 62.6 65.3 67.1 68.5 70 73 77.7 81 82.1 82.6 83.4 101.7 120.9 ~ 73 fps
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11-1
Left 4 Dead6
Trackmania Nations Forever48.62
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark1.6
F.E.A.R.53103
Quake 41412
World of Warcraft19
Counter-Strike Source304
Doom 31011108
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo73
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Sims 333.9811.39
Crysis - GPU Benchmark3.49
F.E.A.R.34145
World of Warcraft25123
Counter-Strike Source23.6
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo72
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