HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Quadro FX 880M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 880M with HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), including specs and performance data.
880M outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by an impressive 76% 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 | 1291 | 1391 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.29 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Sandy Bridge |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 1 May 2011 (15 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 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1162 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 790 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.28 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
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.
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 | 20
+186%
| 7 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 5−6 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+7.1%
|
27−30 |
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+80%
|
10 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+7.1%
|
27−30 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| Valorant | 30−33
+7.1%
|
27−30 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5 |
| Valorant | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 1−2 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16 |
| Valorant | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 2−3 |
This is how FX 880M and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:
- FX 880M is 186% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FX 880M is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- FX 880M performs better in 16 tests (53%)
- there's a draw in 14 tests (47%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
FX 880M has a 76% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro FX 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro FX 880M is a mobile workstation graphics card while HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a mobile workstation one.
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