Intel HD Graphics 6EU: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started HD Graphics 6EU sales 1 April 2012. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Generation 7.0 architecture and made with 22 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market.
Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card.
Primary details
Some basic facts about HD Graphics 6EU: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012) | |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
HD Graphics 6EU's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of HD Graphics 6EU's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX) |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
| Texture fill rate | 6.300 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of HD Graphics 6EU and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | Ring Bus | |
| Width | IGP |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on HD Graphics 6EU: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | System Shared | |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on HD Graphics 6EU. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | Motherboard Dependent |
API compatibility
APIs supported by HD Graphics 6EU, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | + |
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