HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce 8800M GTX SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8800M GTX SLI
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 130 Watt
2.06
+212%

8800M GTX SLI outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8891197
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Power efficiency1.09no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameNB8E-GTXSandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date19 November 2007 (17 years ago)1 February 2011 (14 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores19296
Core clock speed500 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattunknown
Texture fill rateno data15.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data12

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataRing Bus

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem 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 dataPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1011.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

8800M GTX SLI 2.06
+212%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

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.

8800M GTX SLI 6326
+303%
HD Graphics 3000 1568

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 HD27−30
+200%
9
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Valorant 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+264%
11
−264%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 21−24
+175%
8
−175%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 21−24
+214%
7
−214%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Valorant 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Valorant 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how 8800M GTX SLI and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • 8800M GTX SLI is 200% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the 8800M GTX SLI is 550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 8800M GTX SLI is ahead in 35 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 0.66
Recency 19 November 2007 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm

8800M GTX SLI has a 212.1% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 3000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

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