HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce GTX 560

Place in performance ranking	517	1148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code name	GF114	Sandy Bridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$76 (0.4x MSRP)	$476

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 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	336	12
Core clock speed	810 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	995 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	unknown
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	13.80
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	20.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 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	Two 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	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	128.0 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, Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	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	4.1	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.

GTX 560 7.09
+974%

HD Graphics 3000 0.66

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 974% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 560 2740
+979%

HD Graphics 3000 254

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 979% in Passmark.

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

85−90
+963%

−963%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1