GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
2011
0.32

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 5359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1305302
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Power efficiencyno data28.62
ArchitectureGen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameSandy BridgeGA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 May 2011 (13 years ago)17 December 2021 (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 cores62048
Core clock speed350 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1477 MHz
Manufacturing process technology32 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data94.53
Floating-point processing powerno data6.05 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8

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 dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 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 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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) 0.32
RTX 2050 Mobile 17.47
+5359%

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
RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+4697%

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
RTX 2050 Mobile 58257
+4048%

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
−425%
42
+425%
1440p0−133
4K-0−125

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−500%
36
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1533%
49
+1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−467%
34
+467%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−600%
21
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1167%
76
+1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−350%
27
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
15
+400%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−775%
70
+775%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−950%
63
+950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1729%
120−130
+1729%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1000%
40−45
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1060%
55−60
+1060%
World of Tanks 10
−2130%
220−230
+2130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−283%
23
+283%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−688%
60−65
+688%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−833%
56
+833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1729%
120−130
+1729%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−8300%
160−170
+8300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1125%
45−50
+1125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
Valorant 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−5500%
55−60
+5500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 14−16
−127%
34
+127%
Valorant 0−1 21−24

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 87
+0%
87
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 43
+0%
43
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 425% 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 RTX 2050 Mobile is 8300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 30 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 17.47
Recency 1 May 2011 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 8 nm

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 5359.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.


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