Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (sometimes also called GMA X4500 HD or other combinations) is a DirectX 10 capable onboard graphics adapter in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 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). The graphics card is also called Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family in the Intel drivers.
The 400MHz clocked version of the 4500MHD found in the GL40 and GS40 chipsets, is called GMA 4500M (without the HD) and has a worse performance in 3D games and video decoding.
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. Some older games like Fear can be played in low details and low resolutions (see "Gaming Performance " below).
Compared to other modern integrated graphic cards like the Nvidia GeForce 9400M (G 102M NVIDIA GeForce G 105M ) or AMD ATI Radeon HD 3200 , the GMA 4500M HD noticably slower and provides less optimized drivers for games.
The version in the GS45 can be clocked lower (320 versus 533 MHz) and support only FSB 800 (instead of FSB 533/1066). Furthermore, switchable graphics are only supported in the GM45 chipset. The GE45 has the same features as the GM45, and aditionally is certified by Macrovision.
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 (only with the 533 MHz clocked version in the GM45 and GS45).
The graphics core in the GL40 and GS40 chipset with a lower core speed of 400 MHz is called GMA 4500M (without the HD). Because of the lower clock rate, the 4500M performs a bit worse in games and is not capable of decoding Blu-Ray videos fluently.
GMA Series Codename Montevina Architecture Gen. 4.5 Pipelines 10 - unified Core Speed 533 MHz Shared Memory yes API DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 technology 65 nm Features Enhanced Intel Clear Video Technology, HD Video Decoder (VC/VC2/MPEG2), HDMI with HDCP support, Display Refresh Rate Switching Technology, Render Standby Date of Announcement 01.10.2008 Link to Manufacturer Page http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/c...
Benchmarks 3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
178 Points (0%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
145 Points (0%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
6958 Points (1%)
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3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 3511 avg: 5100 median: 5089.5 (5%) max: 7180 Points
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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 1402 avg: 2020 median: 1894 (1%) max: 3050 Points
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 739 avg: 1224 median: 1218 (1%) max: 1710 Points
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
min: 706 avg: 793 median: 722 (1%) max: 950 points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
min: 483 avg: 676 median: 623 (1%) max: 998 Points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 +
min: 561 avg: 860 median: 921 (1%) max: 973 Points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 +
min: 551 avg: 750 median: 696 (1%) max: 1030 Points
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3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 +
min: 533 avg: 609 median: 609 (1%) max: 685 Points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3dsmax
min: 2.5 avg: 2.6 median: 2.6 (5%) max: 2.76 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia
1.3 points (3%)
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight
min: 1.04 avg: 1.1 median: 1.1 (2%) max: 1.17 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya
min: 4.02 avg: 4.5 median: 4.5 (2%) max: 5.05 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer
min: 1.26 avg: 1.3 median: 1.3 (3%) max: 1.33 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks
min: 2.14 avg: 2.2 median: 2.2 (3%) max: 2.3 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter
min: 0.29 avg: 0.3 median: 0.3 (1%) max: 0.3 points
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SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX
min: 0.28 avg: 0.3 median: 0.3 (1%) max: 0.3 points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
min: 3 avg: 3.3 median: 3.3 (42%) max: 4 Points
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
min: 3.2 avg: 3.5 median: 3.5 (44%) max: 4.1 Points
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Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik (Spiele)
min: 3.3 avg: 3.6 median: 3.5 (51%) max: 4 Points
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Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Grafik
min: 3.1 avg: 3.6 median: 3.4 (50%) max: 5 Points
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 516 avg: 800 median: 773 (1%) max: 1227 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
1 fps (0%)
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Cinebench R15 Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
0.8 fps (0%)
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98.8 % (99%)
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
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* 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.
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0 (!) [X] Asus UL50VF Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3GHz
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9 (!) [X] Asus UL50VF Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 @1.7GHz
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-1 (!) [X] Asus UL50VF Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 @1.7GHz
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7 [X] Acer Aspire 8935G Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2GHz
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