GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs HD Graphics 500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 500 with GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 500
2015
8 GB DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4, 10 Watt
0.75

RTX 3060 Ti outperforms HD Graphics 500 by a whopping 6717% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking115750
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.31
Power efficiency8.9518.30
ArchitectureGeneration 9.0 (2015−2016)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameApollo Lake GT1GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores964864
Core clock speed200 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed650 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistors189 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate7.800253.1
Floating-point processing power0.1248 TFLOPS16.2 TFLOPS
ROPs280
TMUs12152
Tensor Coresno data152
Ray Tracing Coresno data38

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 BusPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-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 typeDDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 Dependent1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.31.2
CUDA-8.6

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 500 0.75
RTX 3060 Ti 51.13
+6717%

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 500 298
RTX 3060 Ti 20431
+6756%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD Graphics 500 482
RTX 3060 Ti 37941
+7772%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD Graphics 500 363
RTX 3060 Ti 28145
+7664%

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 500 3007
RTX 3060 Ti 153968
+5020%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD Graphics 500 24609
RTX 3060 Ti 615311
+2400%

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
−1478%
142
+1478%
1440p1
−7700%
78
+7700%
4K0−149

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.81
1440pno data5.12
4Kno data8.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1689%
161
+1689%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2667%
83
+2667%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1278%
124
+1278%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2933%
91
+2933%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3043%
220
+3043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1078%
106
+1078%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2600%
81
+2600%
Dota 2 2
−7000%
142
+7000%
Far Cry 5 4
−2475%
103
+2475%
Fortnite 2−3
−10550%
210−220
+10550%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2643%
192
+2643%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3
−7067%
210−220
+7067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1680%
89
+1680%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2800%
170−180
+2800%
World of Tanks 20−22
−1295%
270−280
+1295%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−978%
97
+978%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2400%
75
+2400%
Dota 2 5
−2600%
135
+2600%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1300%
110−120
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2386%
174
+2386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−2050%
210−220
+2050%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%
World of Tanks 3−4
−11300%
300−350
+11300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1567%
50
+1567%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3900%
160−170
+3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2525%
100−110
+2525%
Valorant 5−6
−4280%
219
+4280%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Dota 2 14−16
−613%
107
+613%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−613%
107
+613%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−9100%
180−190
+9100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−613%
107
+613%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6500%
65−70
+6500%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Dota 2 14−16
−627%
109
+627%
Valorant 1−2
−12100%
122
+12100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 155
+0%
155
+0%
Metro Exodus 113
+0%
113
+0%
Valorant 320
+0%
320
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
Valorant 274
+0%
274
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+0%
57
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 43
+0%
43
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+0%
38
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 81
+0%
81
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 500 and RTX 3060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is 1478% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Ti is 7700% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Ti is 12100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Ti is ahead in 38 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (41%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 51.13
Recency 1 September 2015 1 December 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 200 Watt

HD Graphics 500 has 1900% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 6717.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 500 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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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