Radeon R5 A240 vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 with Radeon R5 A240, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.61

R5 A240 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12361021
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.09
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Oland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2011 (14 years ago)2014 (11 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 cores96320
Core clock speed650 MHz1030 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz780 MHz
Number of transistors1,160 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown50 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6015.60
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPSno data
ROPs28
TMUs1220

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 BusPCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 MBps
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1 (1.2)
VulkanN/A1.2.170

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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.61
R5 A240 1.37
+125%

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
R5 A240 576
+127%

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
−100%
18−21
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 11
−118%
24−27
+118%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Valorant 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Valorant 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and R5 A240 compete in popular games:

  • R5 A240 is 100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 1.37
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

R5 A240 has a 124.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 A240 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 3000 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 A240 is a desktop one.

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