HD Graphics 6000 vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Cores iGPU and HD Graphics 6000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU
2023
18.14
+725%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by a whopping 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking284818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
ArchitectureXe LPGGen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUBroadwell GT3
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)5 January 2015 (9 years ago)
Current priceno data$286

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores848
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data189 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data48.00

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc 8-Cores iGPU and HD Graphics 6000 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x1

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno data64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.1.80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 18.14
+725%
HD Graphics 6000 2.20

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 12276
+780%
HD Graphics 6000 1396

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by 780% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 43185
+598%
HD Graphics 6000 6188

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by 598% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 8679
+813%
HD Graphics 6000 951

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by 813% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU 42473
+454%
HD Graphics 6000 7660

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 6000 by 454% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD40
+150%
16
−150%
1440p16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 250−260
+706%
30−35
−706%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Hitman 3 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+724%
16−18
−724%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+718%
10−12
−718%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+686%
14−16
−686%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 250−260
+706%
30−35
−706%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
Hitman 3 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+724%
16−18
−724%
Metro Exodus 500−550
+720%
60−65
−720%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+718%
10−12
−718%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+686%
14−16
−686%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 250−260
+706%
30−35
−706%
Battlefield 5 450−500
+663%
55−60
−663%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+650%
4−5
−650%
Far Cry New Dawn 400−450
+716%
45−50
−716%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+713%
8−9
−713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+686%
14−16
−686%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 180−190
+683%
21−24
−683%
Hitman 3 170−180
+710%
21−24
−710%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
+711%
35−40
−711%
Metro Exodus 270−280
+718%
30−35
−718%
Red Dead Redemption 2 240−250
+700%
30−33
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+706%
35−40
−706%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 130−140
+713%
16−18
−713%
Battlefield 5 280−290
+700%
35−40
−700%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 280−290
+700%
35−40
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+678%
9−10
−678%
Hitman 3 110−120
+686%
14−16
−686%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+724%
16−18
−724%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+713%
16−18
−713%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+692%
12−14
−692%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+678%
18−20
−678%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+678%
18−20
−678%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+686%
14−16
−686%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+700%
24−27
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+724%
16−18
−724%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
+718%
10−12
−718%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 55−60
+686%
7−8
−686%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+650%
6−7
−650%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%

This is how Arc 8-Cores iGPU and HD Graphics 6000 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 150% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 1500% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.14 2.20
Recency 14 December 2023 5 January 2015
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

The Arc 8-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 6000 in performance tests.


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