HD Graphics 3000 vs GeForce MX350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX350 and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce MX350
2020
2 GB GDDR5, 20 Watt
7.28
+1003%

MX350 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 1003% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5381187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency24.95no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameGP107Sandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 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 cores64096
Core clock speed747 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed937 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate29.9815.60
Floating-point processing power1.199 TFLOPS0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPs162
TMUs3212

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1752 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth56.06 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.1-

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. 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 MX350 7.28
+1003%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GeForce MX350 2807
+1005%
HD Graphics 3000 254

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX350 24744
+889%
HD Graphics 3000 2503

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 HD26
+225%
8
−225%
1440p31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
4K25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+450%
4−5
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 26
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+1073%
10−12
−1073%
Metro Exodus 37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+217%
30−33
−217%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 26
+550%
4−5
−550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 17
+467%
3−4
−467%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Hitman 3 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+955%
10−12
−955%
Metro Exodus 28
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+317%
6−7
−317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 88
+193%
30−33
−193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Hitman 3 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6
−400%
30−33
+400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2200%
2−3
−2200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

This is how GeForce MX350 and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is 225% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX350 is 1450% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX350 is 1150% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX350 is 3400% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 3000 is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX350 is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • HD Graphics 3000 is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.28 0.66
Recency 10 February 2020 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

GeForce MX350 has a 1003% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX350 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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