HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs GeForce 8800 Ultra

Place in performance ranking	899	1157
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	0.01
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012)
GPU code name	G80	Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 May 2007 (17 years ago)	1 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$829	no data
Current price	$235 (0.3x MSRP)	$168

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

8800 Ultra has 200% better value for money than HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge).

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 cores	128	6
CUDA cores	612	no data
Core clock speed	612 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	681 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	171 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	39.2 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	387.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 8800 Ultra and HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Length	270 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1080 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	103.7 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	+

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

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.0
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

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

21−24
+133%

−133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%