Radeon HD 6480G vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon HD 6480G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.64

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11961194
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.31
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Sumo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (14 years ago)14 June 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 cores96240
Core clock speed650 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,160 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown35 Watt
Texture fill rate15.605.328
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS0.2131 TFLOPS
ROPs24
TMUs1212

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 BusIGP

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 SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.14.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/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 0.64
HD 6480G 0.64

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.

HD Graphics 3000 254
HD 6480G 256
+0.8%

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
HD 6480G 1578
+0.6%

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
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9−10
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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
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5−6
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Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 3
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 9−10
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9−10
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Fortnite 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
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5−6
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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World of Tanks 11
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 7
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7−8
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Far Cry 5 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
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9−10
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1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
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3−4
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World of Tanks 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
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4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
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2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
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14−16
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4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 1−2
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1−2
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This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD 6480G compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6480G is 64% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6480G is ahead in 1 test (3%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2011 14 June 2011

HD 6480G has an age advantage of 4 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon HD 6480G.


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