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
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
Codename	GMA 900
Architecture	Gen. 3
Pipelines	4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed	400 MHz
Shared Memory	no
DirectX	DirectX 9c, Shader 2.0
technology	130 nm
Features	No Hardware Transform and Lightning Support (T&L), MPEG2 acceleration, Motion Compensation
Date of Announcement	01.03.2005
Link to Manufacturer Page	http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/g...

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard

min: 1726     avg: 3330     median: 4000 (4%)     max: 4264 Points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook)	630 MHz	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	1726
		Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900		4000
Nexoc Osiris S607	740	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	4264

ATI Mobility 128 M3 -88%

...

VIA S3G UniChrome Pro -44%

VIA Chrome9 HC -41%

Intel Extreme Graphics 2 -26%

NVIDIA GeForce 2 Go (200 / 100) -25%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 -24%

ATI Mobility Radeon M6 -23%

ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP -20%

PowerVR SGX545 -5%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 -4%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 3%

ATI Mobility Radeon M7 5%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 6%

ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 15%

ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 15%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 16%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 21%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 24%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 25%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) 2790%

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3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

min: 289     avg: 736     median: 877.5 (0%)     max: 900 Points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Asus Eee PC 900	353	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 333 MHz 0 GB	1 GB	289
Nexoc Osiris S607	740	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	873
Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B	740	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	882
		Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900		900

VIA S3 Graphics ProSavage8 -93%

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ATI Mobility Radeon 9100 IGP -50%

NVIDIA GeForce 4 488 Go -48%

SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX -41%

VIA Chrome9 HC -34%

SIS Mirage 3 671MX -33%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 -23%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 -10%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 -6%

ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP -4%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 13%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 27%

NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5200 49%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 55%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 65%

ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 67%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 68%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 71%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 72%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile 24509%

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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

min: 200     avg: 234     median: 223 (0%)     max: 279 Points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900		200
Nexoc Osiris S607	740	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	223
Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook)	630 MHz	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	279

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 -43%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 11%

VIA Chrome9 HC 18%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 26%

SIS Mirage 3+ 672MX 35%

SIS Mirage 3 671MX 42%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 57%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 74%

NVIDIA GeForce FX Go 5700 114%

ATI Mobility FireGL T2e 148%

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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 23434%

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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +

3DMark 06

min: 54     avg: 57     median: 57 (0%)     max: 60 points

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B	740	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900	0.5 GB	54
		Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900		60

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 32%

SIS Mirage 3 671MX 39%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 70%

VIA Chrome9 HC 102%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 146%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 175%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 226%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 239%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 242%

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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 42984%

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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

149 points (1%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Asus Eee PC 900	353	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 333 MHz 0 GB	1 GB	149

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500 -81%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 -30%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 30%

Qualcomm Adreno 630 72%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 85%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 91%

Qualcomm Adreno 680 137%

AMD Radeon RX 640 148%

Qualcomm Adreno 685 150%

PowerVR SGX545 183%

VIA Chrome9 HC 197%

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AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Desktop) 14121%

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- 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.

Doom 3

2004

low 640x480

2.8

[X] Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook)
Intel Celeron M 630 MHz 0.6GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

SIS Mirage M661FX 43%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 50%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 95%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 261%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD 496%

ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 586%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics 686%

Intel HD Graphics 3000 739%

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1264%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 13829%

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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

high 1024x768

32.1

[X] Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook)
Intel Celeron M 630 MHz 0.6GHz
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

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VIA S3G UniChrome Pro II -41%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 600 -25%

VIA Chrome9 HC -8%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900

SIS Mirage 3 671MX 47%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150 67%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 91%

ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 95%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500M 125%

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 128%

NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 135%

ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 161%

ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 164%

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NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS 3395%

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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.

Notebook reviews with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 graphics card

Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook): Intel Celeron M 630 MHz, 7.00", 1 kg
  Review » Review Asus Eee PC Family Notebook

Asus Eee PC 900: Intel Celeron M 353, 8.90", 1 kg
  Review » Short Review: Asus Eee PC 900 Subnotebook

Benq S53W: Intel Pentium M 750, 13.00", 2.1 kg
  Review » User-Review BenQ S53W

Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B: Intel Pentium M 740, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  Review » Review Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B Notebook

Acer Aspire 1642WLMi: Intel Pentium M 735, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 1642WLMi

Acer Aspire 9503EWSMi: Intel Celeron M 370, 17.10", 3.8 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 9503EWSMi

Acer Aspire One D260-23797: Intel Atom Z540, 10.10", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire One D260-23797

Acer eMachines E525-901G1Mi: Intel Celeron M 900, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Acer eMachines E525-901G1Mi

Acer Extensa 3102WXMi: Intel Pentium M 740, 14.10", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Extensa 3102WXMi

Acer TravelMate 2420: Intel Celeron M 370, 14.10", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 2420

Acer TravelMate 2423WXMi: Intel Celeron M 370, 14.10", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 2423WXMi

Acer TravelMate 2424WXMi: Intel Celeron M 380, 14.10", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 2424WXMi

Acer TravelMate 2492NWLMi: Intel Celeron M 420, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 2492NWLMi

Acer TravelMate 2492WLMi: Intel Celeron M 420, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 2492WLMi

Acer TravelMate 3000: Intel Pentium M 740, 12.10", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 3000

Acer TravelMate 3002WTCi: Intel Pentium M 740, 12.10", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 3002WTCI

Acer TravelMate 3002WTMi: Intel Pentium M 740, 12.10", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 3002WTMi

Acer TravelMate 3302WXMi: Intel Pentium M 740, 14.10", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 3302WXMi

Acer TravelMate 4064WLMi: Intel Pentium M 760, 15.40", 3 kg
  External Review » Acer TravelMate 4064WLMI

Advent Roma 2000: Intel Celeron M 900, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Advent Roma 2000

Advent Verona: Intel Celeron M 743, 13.30", 1.6 kg
  External Review » Advent Verona

Alienware Sentia m3200: Intel Pentium M 760, 12.10", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Alienware Sentia m3200

Alienware Sentia m3400: Intel Pentium M 755, 14.10", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Alienware Sentia m3400

Amoi T31: Intel Celeron M 373, 10.60", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Amoi T31

Asus A3H: Intel Celeron M 380, 15.10", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Asus A3H

Asus Eee PC 701 4G (RM miniBook): Intel Celeron M 630 MHz, 7.00", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC 701 4G

Asus Eee PC 900: Intel Celeron M 353, 8.90", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC 900

Asus Eee PC 900A: Intel Atom N270, 8.90", 1 kg
  External Review » Asus Eee PC 900A

Asus U43F: Intel Core i5-450M, 14.00", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Asus U43F

Asus U5A: Intel Pentium M 750, 12.10", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Asus U5A

Asus W5: Intel Pentium M 740, 12.10", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Asus W5

Asus W6: Intel Pentium M 760, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Asus W6

Asus W6A: Intel Pentium M 750, 13.30", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Asus W6A

Averatec 4155: AMD Turion 64 MT-30, 13.30", 2 kg
  External Review » Averatec 4155

Averatec 4200: Intel Pentium M 730, 13.30", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Averatec 4200

Benq Joybook S53W: Intel Pentium M 750, 13.30", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Benq Joybook S53

Dell Inspiron 1300: Intel Celeron M 360, 15.40", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Dell Inspiron 1300

Dell Latitude 120L: Intel Celeron M 380, 14.10", 3 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude 120L

Dell Latitude D410: Intel Pentium M 750, 12.10", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude D410

Dell Latitude X1: Intel Pentium M 733, 12.10", 1.1 kg
  External Review » Dell Latitude X1

Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M6450 G: Intel Pentium M 735, 14.10", 2.3 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M6450G

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P1510: Intel Pentium M 753, 8.90", 1 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P1510

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P7120: Intel Pentium M 753, 10.60", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook P7120

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7020: Intel Pentium M 750, 14.10", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S7020

Gammatech Durabook D14RM: Intel Celeron M 743, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Gammatech Durabook D14RM

Hercules E-Café 900-H60G/IAW : Intel Atom N270, 8.90", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Hercules E-Café 900-H60G/IAW

Hi-Grade Notino R5500: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.40", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Hi-Grade Notino R5500

HP Compaq nc4200: Intel Pentium M 740, 12.10", 1.8 kg
  External Review » HP Compaq nc4200

HP Compaq tc4200: Intel Pentium M 750, 12.10", 2.1 kg
  External Review » HP Compaq tc4200

Lenovo 3000 C100 TB0B5GE / TB03MGE: Intel Pentium M 750, 15.10", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Lenovo 3000 C100

Lenovo Thinkpad X41: Intel Pentium M 758, 12.10", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad X41

Lenovo Thinkpad Z60t: Intel Pentium M 750, 14.10", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad Z60t

LG LE1600: Intel Pentium M 758, 12.10", 1.4 kg
  External Review » LG LE1600

Medion MIM 2220: Intel Pentium M 725, 15.40", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Medion MIM 2220

Motion LS800: Intel Pentium M 753, 8.40", 1 kg
  External Review » Motion LS800

Panasonic Toughbook CF-T4: Intel Pentium M 753, 12.10", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Panasonic Toughbook CF-T4

Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y4: Intel Pentium M 778, 14.10", 1.5 kg
  External Review » Panasonic Toughbook CF-Y4

Samsung Q1: Intel Celeron M 353, 7.20", 0.8 kg
  External Review » Samsung Q1

Samsung Q1P: Intel Pentium M 723, 7.00", 0.8 kg
  External Review » Samsung Q1P

Samsung Q30 Plus: Intel Pentium M 753, 12.10", 1 kg
  External Review » Samsung Q30 Plus

Samsung X1: Intel Pentium M 753, 14.10", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Samsung X1

Samsung X1-1200 Bliss: Intel Pentium M 753, 14.10", 1.7 kg
  External Review » Samsung X1-1200 Bliss

Sony Vaio VGN-BX196VP: Intel Pentium M 740, 15.40", 3 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-BX196VP

Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B: Intel Pentium M 740, 15.40", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-FS485B

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1M: Intel Core Duo T2300, 13.30", 1.9 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1M

Sony Vaio VGN-TX2: Intel Pentium M 753, 11.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-TX2

Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP: Intel Pentium M 733, 11.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-TX2HP

Sony Vaio VGN-TX2XP/B: Intel Pentium M 753, 11.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-TX2XP

Sony Vaio VPCW12S1E : Intel Atom N270, 10.10", 1.2 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VPCW12S1E

Toshiba Portégé R200: Intel Pentium M 753, 12.10", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Portégé R200

Toshiba Satellite L20-121: Intel Pentium M 750, 15.10", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L20-121

Toshiba Satellite L40-139: Intel Celeron M 520, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L40-139

Toshiba Satellite M70: Intel Pentium M 760, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite M70

Toshiba Satellite M70-236: Intel Pentium M 740, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite M70-236

Toshiba Satellite Pro L40: Intel Celeron M 520, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite Pro L40

Zoostorm Fizzbook Bang: Intel Atom N270, 8.90", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Zoostorm Fizzbook Bang