GeForce RTX 5060 vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 14827% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1390 | 72 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 1 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 100.00 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 26.46 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (15 years ago) | 19 May 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 299.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 7 | 148
+2014%
|
| 1440p | -0−1 | 68 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 48 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.02 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.40 |
| 4K | no data | 6.23 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 120−130
+11900%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 120−130
+11900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 190−200
+6267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 170−180
+2357%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 280−290
+918%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10 | 270−280
+2680%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 120−130
+11900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11 | 1450−1500
+14400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 190−200
+6267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 170−180
+2357%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 280
+4567%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 280−290
+918%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 120−130
+11900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11 | 1450−1500
+14400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 190−200
+6267%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 170−180
+2357%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 142
+2267%
|
| Valorant | 27−30 | 280−290
+918%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 130−140
+6800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 350−400 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5 | 170−180
+4275%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 150−160
+15200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 106
+10500%
|
4K
High
| Far Cry 6 | 5−6 | 33
+560%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 124
+786%
|
| Valorant | 5−6 | 290−300
+5820%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 80−85
+8000%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 70−75
+3500%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270 | 260−270 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 140−150 | 140−150 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270 | 260−270 |
| Far Cry 5 | 247 | 247 |
| Fortnite | 210−220 | 210−220 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 260−270 | 260−270 |
| Far Cry 5 | 225 | 225 |
| Far Cry 6 | 181 | 181 |
| Fortnite | 210−220 | 210−220 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 180 | 180 |
| Metro Exodus | 120−130 | 120−130 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| Far Cry 5 | 212 | 212 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 210−220 | 210−220 |
1440p
High
| Far Cry 6 | 107 | 107 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 131 | 131 |
| Metro Exodus | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| Valorant | 300−350 | 300−350 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Far Cry 5 | 144 | 144 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140 | 130−140 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Metro Exodus | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 89 | 89 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85 | 80−85 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| Far Cry 5 | 74 | 74 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110 | 100−110 |
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is 2014% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 15200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5060 performs better in 25 tests (44%)
- there's a draw in 32 tests (56%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 49.26 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 19 May 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
RTX 5060 has a 14827% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and a 84% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.
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