Radeon Vega 7 vs HD Graphics 3000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.64

Vega 7 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 1023% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1192536
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Power efficiencyno data11.43
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Cezanne
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (14 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores96448
Core clock speed650 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistors1,160 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown45 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6053.20
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs28
TMUs1228

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 BusIGP
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 SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.4
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.2

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. 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
Vega 7 7.19
+1023%

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
Vega 7 24726
+888%

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
−156%
23
+156%
1440p2−3
−1150%
25
+1150%
4K1−2
−1400%
15
+1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−314%
29
+314%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−440%
27
+440%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Dota 2 3
−467%
17
+467%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−250%
28
+250%
Fortnite 1−2
−4300%
40−45
+4300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−243%
24
+243%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−411%
46
+411%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−360%
21−24
+360%
World of Tanks 11
−427%
58
+427%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Dota 2 7
−971%
75−80
+971%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−200%
21
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
World of Tanks 2−3
−2600%
50−55
+2600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 6−7
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%
Valorant 5−6
−280%
18−20
+280%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Dota 2 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−967%
160−170
+967%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1000%
21−24
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 6−7
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Dota 2 14−16
−967%
160−170
+967%
Valorant 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 29
+0%
29
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 14
+0%
14
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is 156% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 1150% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 1400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Vega 7 is 4300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is ahead in 26 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 7.19
Recency 1 February 2011 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm

Vega 7 has a 1023.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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