Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.62

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 2497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1194324
Place by popularity93not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (14 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year 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 cores967
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate15.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2no data
TMUs12no data

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).

InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12_2
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.1no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/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. 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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.62
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 16.10
+2497%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 1568
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+2361%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 2503
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+1724%

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 HD9
−278%
34
+278%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−729%
58
+729%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−343%
31
+343%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Dota 2 3
−2267%
71
+2267%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−278%
34
+278%
Fortnite 1−2
−9300%
90−95
+9300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−940%
52
+940%
World of Tanks 11
−1827%
210−220
+1827%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−2471%
180−190
+2471%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Dota 2 7
−843%
66
+843%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35
+289%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−914%
70−75
+914%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1233%
120−130
+1233%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
World of Tanks 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75−80
+2400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Valorant 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−2233%
350−400
+2233%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−93.3%
27−30
+93.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−93.3%
27−30
+93.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 16−18
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Dota 2 14−16
−93.3%
27−30
+93.3%
Valorant 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 23
+0%
23
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+0%
22
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 278% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 9300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 22 tests (43%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 16.10
Recency 1 February 2011 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 2496.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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