Radeon RX 590 vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.66

RX 590 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 3591% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1155211
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.35
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameSandy BridgePolaris 30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)15 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores122304
Core clock speed350 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1545 MHz
Number of transistors995 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown175 Watt
Texture fill rate13.80222.5
Floating-point performance20.4 gflopsno data
Floating-point performance0.2208 gflops7.119 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data8000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.16.4
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 0.66
RX 590 24.36
+3591%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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
RX 590 9400
+3601%

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
RX 590 48454
+2990%

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
RX 590 86825
+3370%

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 HD8
−1163%
101
+1163%
1440p1−2
−5900%
60
+5900%
4K1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1525%
65
+1525%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2200%
69
+2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−8900%
90
+8900%
Hitman 3 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2636%
301
+2636%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−2233%
140
+2233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−807%
272
+807%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−2725%
113
+2725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2033%
64
+2033%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−7000%
71
+7000%
Hitman 3 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−2509%
287
+2509%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1800%
114
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−430%
50−55
+430%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−770%
261
+770%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−875%
39
+875%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1433%
46
+1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Hitman 3 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−773%
96
+773%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−1567%
100
+1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−410%
51
+410%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−16.7%
35
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1400%
14−16
+1400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Hitman 3 6−7
−383%
27−30
+383%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−2300%
72
+2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−10050%
203
+10050%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1333%
43
+1333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1800%
19
+1800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 42

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+0%
86
+0%
Battlefield 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+0%
274
+0%
Metro Exodus 124
+0%
124
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+0%
259
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+0%
64
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 58
+0%
58
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+0%
26
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+0%
40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 1163% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 5900% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 3700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 10050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 24.36
Recency 1 February 2011 15 November 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm

RX 590 has a 3590.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 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 Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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