HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 508% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 650 | 1143 |
Place by popularity | 66 | 72 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.29 | no data |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) |
GPU code name | GF116 | Sandy Bridge |
Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 15 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 February 2011 (13 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Current price | $197 (1.3x MSRP) | $476 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 550 Ti and HD Graphics 3000 have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | 192 | 12 |
CUDA cores | 192 | no data |
Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 350 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1350 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 995 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | unknown |
Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 28.8 billion/sec | 13.80 |
Floating-point performance | 691.2 gflops | 20.4 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 550 Ti and HD Graphics 3000 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.
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 8.25" (21 cm) | no data |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | One 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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 4.1 GB/s | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 98.4 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 | Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI | No outputs |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
OpenGL | 4.2 | 3.1 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | + | no data |
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.
GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 508% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 510% in Passmark.
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%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 552% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
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:
900p | 38
+533%
| 6−7
−533%
|
Full HD | 37
+311%
| 9
−311%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
Hitman 3 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Metro Exodus | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Hitman 3 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 550 Ti and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:
- GTX 550 Ti is 533% faster in 900p
- GTX 550 Ti is 311% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 500% faster than the HD Graphics 3000.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 24 tests (96%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (4%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 4.01 | 0.66 |
Recency | 15 March 2011 | 1 February 2011 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop card while HD Graphics 3000 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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