Arc 7-Cores iGPU vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Arc 7-Cores iGPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.34

Arc 7-Cores iGPU outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 4947% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1294315
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeMeteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year 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 cores67
Core clock speed350 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm

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 width64/128 Bitno data
Shared memory+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.112_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 (Sandy Bridge) 0.34
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 17.16
+4947%

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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 (Sandy Bridge) 976
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 38592
+3854%

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 (Sandy Bridge) 1405
Arc 7-Cores iGPU 45644
+3150%

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 HD7
−386%
34
+386%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1325%
55−60
+1325%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1650%
35−40
+1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−725%
30−35
+725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−975%
85−90
+975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1325%
55−60
+1325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−478%
52
+478%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1200%
35−40
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−4900%
200−210
+4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−4900%
400−450
+4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4900%
200−210
+4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−144%
22
+144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−204%
85−90
+204%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
−4900%
300−310
+4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4900%
100−105
+4900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Arc 7-Cores iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 386% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Arc 7-Cores iGPU is 1650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc 7-Cores iGPU is ahead in 17 tests (28%)
  • there's a draw in 44 tests (72%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 17.16
Recency 1 May 2011 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm

Arc 7-Cores iGPU has a 4947.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc 7-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.


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