Kaby Lake GT2 vs HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1201 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2011−2012) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2018) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | Kaby Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 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 cores | 6 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 14 nm++ |
| ROPs | no data | 3 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
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 bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Kaby Lake GT2 has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) and Kaby Lake GT2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is a notebook card while Kaby Lake GT2 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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