Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs HD Graphics 3000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 1574% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1255 | 481 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 (2011) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge GT2+ | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (14 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (2 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 cores | 96 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2496 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | no data |
| TMUs | 12 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | no data |
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 type | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 HD | 9
−222%
| 29
+222%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 11
−1300%
|
150−160
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 8
−1525%
|
130−140
+1525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 23 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−363%
|
35−40
+363%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−2533%
|
75−80
+2533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−783%
|
50−55
+783%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 10−12 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics 3000 and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU is 222% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 2533% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 31 tests (53%)
- there's a draw in 28 tests (47%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.61 | 10.21 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 1573.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
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