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Since the release of the [[wikipedia:Intel_GMA#GMA_X4500|GMA X4500]], the 3D performance of Intel GPUs is now within reach of nVidia's integrated offerings, see [http://www.notebookjournal.de/praxis/79/2 here]. This would seem to indicate that an X4500 is more than enough for typical MythFrontend duties. | Since the release of the [[wikipedia:Intel_GMA#GMA_X4500|GMA X4500]], the 3D performance of Intel GPUs is now within reach of nVidia's integrated offerings, see [http://www.notebookjournal.de/praxis/79/2 here]. This would seem to indicate that an X4500 is more than enough for typical MythFrontend duties. | ||
Revision as of 09:04, 11 December 2014
Intel Graphic Media Accelerators (or GMA) are integrated GPUs commonly found on Intel-based motherboards. Their performance, and their driver support in x.org, have been improving at a steady pace for several years now; as of 2008, Intel's drivers are open-source, and are generally agreed upon to be excellent in quality and well maintained by Intel and Tungsten Graphics, who are now two of the most significant contributors to x.org.
Because of their well-maintained, open drivers, and presumably because of low power consumption (compared to discrete GPUs on PCIe cards) and adequate performance, Intel GMAs seem to be an excellent choice for a MythTV frontend.
If you have any experience with these GPUs and mythtv frontends, please post it here so others can benefit from your experience!
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Performance and power consumption
Since the release of the GMA X4500, the 3D performance of Intel GPUs is now within reach of nVidia's integrated offerings, see here. This would seem to indicate that an X4500 is more than enough for typical MythFrontend duties.
Power Consumption
Users and reviewers often claim that their Intel GMAs have very low power consumption. There seems to be consensus, at least, that integrated GPUs in general (including the Intel GMA) are much more power efficient than discrete ones.
See:
- http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200802-green.ars/5
- http://groups.google.com/group/mupen64plus/msg/2c1a94660624f863
- Google search: intel (gma OR integrated OR x4500 OR x3500) watts idle "power consumption"
The Haswell series processors have low power consumption and are able to reach approximately 20W on idle (G3240 with basic mini-ITX motherboard).
Known Issues with MythTV
The release of the 2.7.0 intel-xorg drivers should resolve previous issues with tearing. Xv-blit should now function acceptably. These drivers should also fix the green hue previously experienced with the opengl video renderer.
See:
Intel GMA Experience Matrix
Below is the experience matrix for the Intel CPU with integrated graphics when using MythFrontend. Please report your findings (playback profiles etc) in the table and list any problems. Note that some entries refer to chipsets before GPUs were placed on the die.
Model Name | Model Number | Onboard video | 1080i playback | Bluray playback | Extras | Power consumption / TDP | Released |
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Pentium | G3240 | Intel HD | Yes (YADIF/Greedy) | Yes | OpenGL render | 20W idle / 54W | 2014 |
Core i3 | Sandy Bridge | HD 2000 | Likely, no problems reported | Unknown | Acer Aspire Revo RL80 | Unknown | 2011 |
Core i5 | 680 | Intel HD | Limited (linear blend) gittery | Limited | H55 Chipset | ? / 73W | 2010 |
G35 Express | 82G35 | 82G35 | Unknown | Unknown | - | ? / 28W | 2007 |
Pentium | X4500 / G41 | X4500 | Yes (Kernel) | Unknown | P5QPL-AM mobo | ? / 65W | 2006 |
Q965 Express | 82Q965 | 82Q965 | Limited Skips | Unknown | - | ? / 28W | 2006 |