Radeon RX 7900M vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon RX 7900M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.65

RX 7900M outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 8998% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking119736
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data23.07
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (14 years ago)19 October 2023 (1 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 cores964608
Core clock speed650 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz2090 MHz
Number of transistors1,160 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown180 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60601.9
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS38.52 TFLOPS
ROPs2192
TMUs12288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 4.0 x16
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 SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data576.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

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 0.65
RX 7900M 59.14
+8998%

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
RX 7900M 23273
+9063%

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
−1522%
146
+1522%
1440p1−2
−10600%
107
+10600%
4K0−183

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1914%
140−150
+1914%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6800%
130−140
+6800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−2071%
152
+2071%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6800%
130−140
+6800%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5300%
210−220
+5300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
Valorant 27−30
−959%
300−350
+959%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1771%
131
+1771%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 11
−2427%
270−280
+2427%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6800%
130−140
+6800%
Dota 2 8
−8650%
700−750
+8650%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5300%
210−220
+5300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 140−150
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−5500%
220−230
+5500%
Valorant 27−30
−959%
300−350
+959%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1600%
119
+1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6650%
135
+6650%
Dota 2 7
−8471%
600−650
+8471%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5300%
210−220
+5300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2113%
170−180
+2113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4100%
168
+4100%
Valorant 27−30
−959%
300−350
+959%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−20100%
400−450
+20100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 93
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−17800%
170−180
+17800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−12100%
120−130
+12100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−873%
146
+873%
Valorant 4−5
−7750%
300−350
+7750%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−10200%
103
+10200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 128
+0%
128
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 106
+0%
106
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 123
+0%
123
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 116
+0%
116
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and RX 7900M compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is 1522% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 10600% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900M is 20100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900M is ahead in 33 tests (57%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (43%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 59.14
Recency 1 February 2011 19 October 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

RX 7900M has a 8998.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

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