GeForce GTX 1650 vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) with GeForce GTX 1650, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.34

GTX 1650 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 5924% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1298272
Place by popularitynot in top-1003
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data37.78
Power efficiencyno data18.80
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeTU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores6896
Core clock speed350 MHz1485 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1665 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data93.24
Floating-point processing powerno data2.984 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data56

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 GB/s
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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-7.5

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
GTX 1650 20.48
+5924%

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
GTX 1650 44694
+4479%

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
GTX 1650 50549
+3499%

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
−763%
69
+763%
1440p0−140
4K-0−123

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.16
1440pno data3.73
4Kno data6.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1950%
40−45
+1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−750%
17
+750%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1780%
94
+1780%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1825%
77
+1825%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14
+600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1400%
90
+1400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1857%
130−140
+1857%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−600%
28
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
World of Tanks 10
−2250%
230−240
+2250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−363%
35−40
+363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−1140%
62
+1140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−771%
61
+771%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8500%
170−180
+8500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−88.9%
16−18
+88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7
+250%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1300%
55−60
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Valorant 5−6
−700%
40
+700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−93.3%
29
+93.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−93.3%
29
+93.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−6100%
60−65
+6100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−93.3%
29
+93.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 18
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3
+200%
Dota 2 14−16
−293%
59
+293%
Valorant 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Metro Exodus 66
+0%
66
+0%
Valorant 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Dota 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Elden Ring 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 82
+0%
82
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
+0%
75
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 46
+0%
46
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Dota 2 92
+0%
92
+0%
Valorant 70
+0%
70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Elden Ring 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
World of Tanks 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GTX 1650 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1650 is 763% faster in 1080p

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1650 is 8500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1650 is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 20.48
Recency 1 May 2011 23 April 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm

GTX 1650 has a 5923.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1650 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 card while GeForce GTX 1650 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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