HD Graphics (Haswell) vs GeForce 7950 GX2

Place in the ranking	1238	1147
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.32	no data
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)
GPU code name	G71	Haswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	5 June 2006 (18 years ago)	1 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	no data	10
Core clock speed	500 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	12.00 ×2	no data
ROPs	16 ×2	no data
TMUs	24 ×2	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Length	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	512 MB ×2	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit ×2	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s ×2	no data
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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	11.1
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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

3−4

−100%

6
+100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

199.67

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 +0%	3 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how 7950 GX2 and HD Graphics (Haswell) compete in popular games:

HD Graphics (Haswell) is 100% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 37 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.52	0.85
Recency	5 June 2006	1 October 2012
Chip lithography	90 nm	22 nm

HD Graphics (Haswell) has a 63.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics (Haswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GX2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7950 GX2 is a desktop card while HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook one.

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