HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs HD Graphics 4200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4200 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 4200
2013
4 Watt
0.97
+185%

HD Graphics 4200 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11181308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency17.03no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameHaswell GT2Sandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 May 2011 (13 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 cores1606
Core clock speed200 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed850 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors392 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology22 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)4 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.272 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2no data
TMUs20no data

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 Busno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64/128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-

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 4200 0.97
+185%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

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 4200 2538
+160%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976

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 4200 3807
+171%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

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
+14.3%
7
−14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 13
+30%
10
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Valorant 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 4200 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4200 is 14% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics 4200 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4200 is ahead in 25 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 0.34
Recency 2 September 2013 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm

HD Graphics 4200 has a 185.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics 4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.

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