GMA vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GMA, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.34
+3300%

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) outperforms GMA by a whopping 3300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13081544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeCloverview
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 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 cores6no data
Core clock speed350 MHz533 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm32 nm
Texture fill rateno data1.066
ROPsno data1
TMUsno data2

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus width64/128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.19.0c
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno dataES 2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD8-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
World of Tanks 10 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 0−1

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Valorant 5−6 0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 14−16 0−1
Valorant 1−2 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 0.01
Recency 1 May 2011 4 May 2010

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) has a 3300% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

The HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GMA in performance tests.

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