RTX A400 vs HD Graphics 3000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 3000 with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
RTX A400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 2083% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1197 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | 93 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.77 |
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 (2011) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge GT2+ | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a 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 cores | 96 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2496 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 9
−2011%
| 190−200
+2011%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1969%
|
600−650
+1969%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 11
−2082%
|
240−250
+2082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 8
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1969%
|
600−650
+1969%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
−2043%
|
150−160
+2043%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2025%
|
170−180
+2025%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1969%
|
600−650
+1969%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1900%
|
300−310
+1900%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−2025%
|
85−90
+2025%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1900%
|
40−45
+1900%
|
This is how HD Graphics 3000 and RTX A400 compete in popular games:
- RTX A400 is 2011% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 14.41 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 16 April 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A400 has a 2083.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics 3000 is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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