Radeon 780M vs HD Graphics

Place in the ranking	1244	373
Place by popularity	84	45
Power efficiency	1.60	83.58
Architecture	Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code name	Ivy Bridge GT1	Phoenix
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 April 2012 (14 years ago)	31 January 2024 (2 years ago)

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	48	768
Core clock speed	650 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	392 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.300	139.2
Floating-point processing power	0.1008 TFLOPS	8.909 TFLOPS
ROPs	1	32
TMUs	6	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12
L0 Cache	no data	192 KB
L1 Cache	no data	256 KB
L2 Cache	no data	2 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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	IGP	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	System Shared	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	System Shared
Memory bus width	System Shared	System Shared
Memory clock speed	System Shared	System Shared
Shared memory	+	+

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 outputs

Motherboard Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.8
OpenGL	4.0	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.80	1.3

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.

HD Graphics 0.72

Radeon 780M 16.14
+2142%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD Graphics 302
Samples: 853

Radeon 780M 6737
+2131%

Samples: 12568

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 300

Radeon 780M 7985
+2562%

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	1−2	35 +3400%
1440p	1−2	24 +2300%
4K	0−1	14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart	49	49
Counter-Strike 2	119	119
Cyberpunk 2077	39	39
Resident Evil 4 Remake	25	25

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart	39	39
Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	82	82
Cyberpunk 2077	31	31
Far Cry 5	45	45
Fortnite	90−95	90−95
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
Valorant	116	116

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart	23	23
Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Counter-Strike 2	39	39
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	210−220	210−220
Cyberpunk 2077	24	24
Dota 2	100−105	100−105
Far Cry 5	41	41
Fortnite	90−95	90−95
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
Grand Theft Auto V	44	44
Metro Exodus	29	29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47	47
Valorant	103	103

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	70−75	70−75
Cyberpunk 2077	23	23
Dota 2	100−105	100−105
Far Cry 5	39	39
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65	60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29	29
Valorant	120−130	120−130

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

90−95

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	27	27
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	120−130	120−130
Grand Theft Auto V	18	18
Metro Exodus	21−24	21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160	150−160
Valorant	79	79

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	45−50	45−50
Cyberpunk 2077	16	16
Far Cry 5	27	27
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20	20

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

35−40

4K
High

Atomic Heart	12−14	12−14
Counter-Strike 2	6	6
Grand Theft Auto V	21	21
Metro Exodus	12−14	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15	15
Valorant	43	43

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	24−27	24−27
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	12−14
Cyberpunk 2077	6	6
Dota 2	55−60	55−60
Far Cry 5	12	12
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	27−30
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18	16−18

4K
Epic

Fortnite

16−18

This is how HD Graphics and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

Radeon 780M is 3400% faster in 1080p
Radeon 780M is 2300% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	16.14
Recency	1 April 2012	31 January 2024
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 2142% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 82% more advanced lithography process, and 57% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.