Arc Pro A30M vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.
Pro A30M outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 4148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1368 | 406 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.59 |
| Architecture | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2011 (15 years ago) | 8 August 2022 (3 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 cores | 6 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 HD | 7
−4043%
| 290−300
+4043%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−358%
|
110−120
+358%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
−1830%
|
190−200
+1830%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−3900%
|
400−450
+3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−358%
|
110−120
+358%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−3900%
|
400−450
+3900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1400%
|
60−65
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−643%
|
50−55
+643%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4131%
|
1100−1150
+4131%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 100−110 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−3900%
|
160−170
+3900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−3400%
|
35−40
+3400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−3800%
|
75−80
+3800%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and Arc Pro A30M compete in popular games:
- Arc Pro A30M is 4043% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Arc Pro A30M is 3800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Arc Pro A30M performs better in 22 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 31 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.33 | 14.02 |
| Recency | 1 May 2011 | 8 August 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 6 nm |
Arc Pro A30M has a 4148% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 433% more advanced lithography process.
The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.
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