While GMA performance has been widely criticized in the past as being too slow for computer games, the latest GMA generation should ease many of those concerns for the casual gamer.ĭespite similarities, Intel's main series of GMA Integrated Graphics Processors (IGPs) is not based on the PowerVR technology Intel licensed from Imagination Technologies. Many of the advantages of the new GMA architecture come from the ability to flexibly switch as needed between executing graphics-related tasks or video-related tasks. The 4th generation of GMA combines fixed function capabilities with a threaded array of programmable executions units, providing advantages to both graphics and video performance. However, with the introduction of Intel's 4th generation of GMA architecture ( GMA X3000) in 2006, many of the functions are now built into the hardware, providing an increase in performance. The original architecture of GMA systems supported only a few functions in hardware, and relied on the host CPU to handle at least some of the graphics pipeline, further decreasing performance. Later, Intel integrated the i740 core into the Intel 810 chipset. The GMA line of GPUs replaces the earlier Intel Extreme Graphics, and the Intel740 line, the latter of which was a discrete unit in the form of AGP and PCI cards with technology that evolved from companies Real3D and Lockheed Martin. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Graphics Drivers for Intel G43 Express Chipset. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Adaptive contrast requires drive support from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This section needs additional citations for verification. Seventh generation (HD Graphics 4000, 5000) - EU * 8 * 2 * clock speedįor example, the HD Graphics 3000 is rated at 125 GFLOPS, which is consistent with the formula (12 * 4 * 2 * 1,300 MHz).Sixth generation (HD Graphics 2000, 3000) - EU * 4 * 2 * clock speed.Fifth generation (HD Graphics) - EU * 2 * 2 * clock speed.Fourth generation (GMA 3, 4) - EU * 2 * 2 * clock speed.
Codec used to encode the videoĬalculation The raw performance of integrated GPU, in single-precision FLOPS, can be calculated as follows:
Notes Acronyms The following acronyms are used throughout the article. Main article: PowerVR Specifications of Intel PowerVR-based series Graphics Main article: Intel HD Graphics Specifications of Intel HD Graphics series Graphics Intel marketed its second generation using the brand Extreme Graphics.