AMD Radeon HD 8400 vs Intel HD Graphics 3000

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Price now 476$
Games supported 48%
HD Graphics 3000
HD Graphics 3000
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  • Interface PCIe 1.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 350
  • Max video memory System Shared
  • Memory type System Shared
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
HD 8400
Radeon HD 8400
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  • Interface IGP
  • Core clock speed 600
  • Max video memory System Shared
  • Memory type System Shared
  • Memory clock speed System Shared
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 78$
Games supported 48%

General info

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

Place in performance ranking10911085
Place by popularity65no data
Value for moneyno data0.08
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeKabini
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (12 years old)23 May 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$476 $78
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

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 cores12128
Core clock speed350 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistors995 million1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown25 Watt
Texture fill rate13.803.200
Floating-point performance20.4 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon HD 8400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.3
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.64
HD 8400 0.66
+3.1%

Radeon HD 8400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%

HD Graphics 3000 254
HD 8400 261
+2.8%

Radeon HD 8400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 3% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

HD Graphics 3000 1568
HD 8400 2013
+28.4%

Radeon HD 8400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 28% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

HD Graphics 3000 2503
HD 8400 2883
+15.2%

Radeon HD 8400 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by 15% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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
−11.1%
10
+11.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD 8400 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 8400 is 11.1% faster than HD Graphics 3000

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8400 is 100% faster than the HD Graphics 3000.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.64 0.66
Recency 1 February 2011 23 May 2013
Pipelines / CUDA cores 12 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon HD 8400. The differences in performance seem too small.


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